Educated at Cambridge, Sussex and Clown School, Alexandra (AK) Benedict has been an indie rock singer, an actor, and a composer for film and TV. She now writes bestselling, award-nominated novels, short stories, award-winning radio drama, and film criticism, and is a Cambridge-trained Creative Coach.As A K Benedict, Alexandra writes high concept novels such as eDunnit nominated 'The Beauty of Murder' (Orion), and forthcoming 'Little Red Death' (Simon & Schuster) as well as stories featured in Best British Short Stories 2012, Best British Horror 2018, New Fears, Phantoms, Exit Wounds, Invisible Blood and Twice Cursed. AK also writes for radio, including Doctor Who audio; adaptations of Lovecraft and M.R. James for Audible; and an adaptation of Children of the Stones for Radio 4/BBC Sounds. As Alexandra Benedict, they write Golden-Age-crime-inspired novels with a contemporary edge. 'The Christmas Murder Game' (Bonnier Zaffre) was an Amazon Fiction Bestseller and nominated for the Gold Dagger Award. 'Murder on the Christmas Express' (Simon & Schuster) and 'The Christmas Jigsaw Murders' were in The Bookseller Top 25 of hardbacks sold in the UK, topped the Heatseekers chart, and are published in ten territories so far.An experienced creative writing lecturer, she was a Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Programme Director and Lecturer on the prestigious Crime Thrillers MA at City, University of London, and ran workshops at Bloody Scotland, Gollanczfest, Horror School, and University of Oxford. ‘Combines the best of modern and classic crime’SUNDAY TIMES'Agatha Christie on acid, delightfully nasty and fun'DAILY MAIL'All the ingredients of a barnstorming festive hit'OBSERVER'This is 21st Century cosy Christmas crime that doesn’t shy away from the darkness’JANICE HALLETT'Master of the short story' - GINGERNUTS OF HORROR'AK is the editor who will tell you what your manuscript needs and then tell you how to deliver it. Not only is she a fabulous writer herself, but she is also a great teacher, a very different skillset. She has been my editor/mentor/tutor for four books and has taken me from unpublished novice to published, bestselling and award winning author. I can honestly say I learnt more in one afternoon with her than I did in 6 months of creative writing courses. She is the magic sprinkling of gold dust in my creative process, my personal secret. If you are lucky enough to get the chance to work with her, grab it with both hands!' - ALEX CALLISTER, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE WINTER SERIESwww.akbenedict.com@ak_benedict