Lorraine Mace is the critically acclaimed author of the D.I. Sterling thrillers. Love Me Tender is the fifth instalment in this dark and gritty series. In addition, she is the humour columnist for Writing Magazine and the head judge at Writers' Forum where she also writes two columns. Lorraine lives in the warmer and sunnier clime of southern Spain.

Find her on Twitter at @lomace or at www.lorrainemace.com.