Kerry Barnes

Kerry Barnes, born in 1964, grew up on a council estate in the South East of the UK and was pushed by her parents into a career in microbiology and medicine at a time when professional careers were rare for women.[1][2] She began writing novels after her daughter's birth and had completed four by the time her children were grown, with Ruthless as her first published work.[1][2] Now a bestselling author of gangland crime thrillers featuring gritty stories of powerful women, betrayal, and the criminal underworld, she has achieved 25 number-one bestsellers.[3][4]