CARRIE MAGILLEN spent fifteen years as a computer engineer, all the while with a yellowing copy of Plot by Ansen Dibell on her bookshelf and her soul dying a little every time she asked if you'd switched it off and back on again. She left IT in 2006 and studied creative writing at Webster University in the Netherlands, Wollongong University in Australia, and Winchester University in England. She lives in Hampshire with her husband and her two very hairy children (American cocker spaniels). Her debut novel, When He’s Not Here, was a No.1 bestseller in 2020. Her sophomore novel, Stone the Dead Crows also hit No.1 and was a Silver Falchion Finalist for Best Thriller. You're Right Next Door is her fourth novel. Carrie loves hearing from readers and you can reach her via her website.