When she’s not writing fiction, Hilary Tailor runs a design consultancy, specialising in colour and trend forecasting. She has worked with adidas and Puma and sits on the Pantone View colour committee. Hilary was raised on the Wirral Peninsula and graduated from the Royal College of Art. Her debut novel, The Vanishing Tide, was published in 2022 and has thousands of five-star reviews. Where Water Lies is her second novel.