Tell Tale

An engrossing read full of sympathetic and believable characters – Faith Martin, author of A Fatal Obsession
I couldn’t get enough of this beautifully written, dark, twisted and often funny novel about a toxic friendship. It’s quirky and different in the best possible way and I loved it! – Charlotte Levin on The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
It’s dark and twisted, comic and toxic. I loved it! – Jenny Colgan on The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
The characterisation is spot-on and the deeper we get into this beautifully drawn portrait of their intensely complicated, often horrific ‘friendship’, the more shocking and compelling the narrative is … Fabulous. – Daily Mail on The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
A witty exploration of humanity … – People’s Friend on The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe
A twisty tale of toxic friendships and even some sneaky sedatives added to Heinz tomato soup. – Julie Mae Cohen on The Final Hours of Muriel Hinchcliffe

Claire Parkin was born and brought up in a village just outside Cardiff, and graduated from King’s College London with an MA in 19th Century English and American Literature. She worked as a journalist on women’s general-interest magazines for many years, writing for Essentials, Woman & Home, and Candis. She was known for her versatility, tackling diverse assignments from interviewing boxing champions and war correspondents to learning how to pole dance and the correct way to iron a shirt. Other career highlights include taste-testing eight varieties of mince pie during an August heatwave, persuading Victoria Beckham to donate a dress to a charity raffle, and visiting six second-hand car dealerships in one afternoon to expose sexism in the motoring industry.

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