About
A former criminal and family law barrister, Helen Fields has the expertise and experience to make the characters and plots scorch with authenticity.
With a background as both a prosecutor and defence counsel, Helen Fields has a depth of knowledge about crime that lends a fierceness to her writing. From Courts Martials to care proceedings, the Coroner Courts to the Crown Court, Fields draws on her professional years for the extraordinary colour and texture that makes her writing jump off the page.
Sunday Times Best Seller, Million copy and twice long-listed for the McIllvanney Scottish Crime Book of the Year author whose books have been translated across the globe, Fields consistently produces high impact, compelling novels that readers love.
The 'Perfect' series, set in Edinburgh, introduced the world to DI Luc Callanach. This year saw the release of Degrees of Guilt, her first psychological thriller in the name HS Chandler, a book as shockingly realistic as it is darkly entertaining.
Helens' latest character creation is Dr Connie Woolwine, an American forensic psychologist and profiler, based on a real FBI Agent who consulted on the first book. You can find Connie in The Shadow Man, One For Sorrow and The Institution.
Helen is a million copy best seller crime writer & UK no.1 thriller book novelist now writing her 14th book.
Helen Fields
PERFECT CRIME
“Fans of psychological thrillers will love this tightly plotted tale of obsession and manipulation.”
WOMAN MAGAZINE
PERFECT SERIES
“Without doubt, this is one of the best first detective series I have read.”
WOMANS WAY MAGAZINE
PERFECT SILENCE
“Compelling, breathtaking and a tense ride from that unbelievable opening scene right to the last word .”
ANGELA MARSONS, AUTHOR