Since university, my career has been grounded in storytelling, first in book publishing in London, then later, transitioning from written tales to visual stories, when I worked for a film distributor in Sydney. I wrote my debut novel, Secrets of the Tides, around the time my first child was born. Since then, I’ve written six novels, my most recent being One Dark Night (2025). My work is available in twenty-four territories and has been translated into nineteen languages. My books have been selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club, the Waterstones Book Club, shortlisted for two ABIAs, the Ned Kelly Best International Crime Fiction Award and an Indie Book Award in Australia, as well as shortlisted for the Bonniers Bokklubb Book of the Year Award in Sweden.While each of my novels is a stand-alone story, what connects them all is my fascination with families and secrets, my desire to dive below the surface and explore the darker recesses of the human experience, the weight of grief, the light and resilience that can be found in unexpected places, combined with my ambition to tell you a story that will keep you turning the pages late into the night.I have written fiction and non-fiction pieces for media outlets in both the UK and Australia and am a co-founder and judge on the annual Richell Prize, established in 2014 by Hachette and the Emerging Writers’ Festival in memory of my late husband, Matt Richell. It’s an incredible privilege to be invited to read a writer’s first pages and to support new authors as they take the next steps in their career.I am a dual citizen of the UK and Australia and currently live just outside Bath.I love hearing from readers. You can contact me directly through my facebook, twitter or Instagram, or via www.hannahrichell.com.I'm represented by Sarah Lutyens at Lutyens & Rubinstein www.lutyensrubinstein.co.ukPublishing:I spent ten years working in the publishing industry (Pan Macmillan, Penguin, Hodder & Stoughton and Hachette Australia), marketing authors and brands including The Gruffalo, Jodi Picoult, Stephen King, David Mitchell, David Nicholls, Jeffery Deaver and, most recently, Stephenie Meyer.Film:I managed the DVD feature film category for Universal Pictures Australia, taking a number of movie releases to market, planning campaigns and release strategy in collaboration with the local and international Sales teams.