S.J. Parris

S.J. Parris is the pen name of Stephanie Merritt who began reviewing books for national newspapers while she was reading English literature at Queens' College, Cambridge. After graduating, she went on to become Deputy Literary Editor of The Observer in 1999. She continues to work as a feature writer and critic for the Guardian and the Observer. She lives in the south of England with her son. Her latest historical mystery, Treachery, is now available from Pegasus Books.