Louise Mangos

Louise Mangos grew up in the UK but has spent more than half her life in Switzerland. Her debut psychological thriller "Strangers on a Bridge" was a finalist in the Exeter Novel Prize and long listed for the Bath Novel Award. The psychological thriller "The Beaten Track" and her historical mystery "The Secrets of Morgarten" were both finalists in the Page Turner Awards, while the psychological whodunnit "Five Fatal Flaws" reached the shortlist. Her latest psychological suspense is "The Girl in the Doorway". She's taken a different direction in writing the crime satire "Confessions of a Crime Writer", an excerpt of which was long-listed for the Comedy Women in Print prize. She also writes short stories and flash fiction which have won prizes and been published in various anthologies. She holds an MA in crime writing at UEA. Louise lives in the foothills of the Swiss Alps, and when she's not writing you can find her on the cross-country ski trails or wild swimming in the lake, depending on the season.