Fiona Erskine
Fiona Erskine is represented by Juliet Mushens
Fiona Erskine is a professional engineer and writer based in Teesside, England. She grew up in Edinburgh, studied Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University and has since travelled the world working in fertiliser factories, oil terminals and international construction projects.
Her first thriller, The Chemical Detective was published in 2019 by the Point Blank imprint of OneWorld with the second in the series The Chemical Reaction published in 2020. A stand alone novel Phosphate Rocks: A Death in Ten Objects was published by Sandstone Press in 2021. The Chemical Code was published by Point Blank in June 2023. Her latest novel, Losing Control, was published in November 2024.
You can find out more about Fiona on her website: https://fionaerskine.com/
Praise for The Chemical Detective:
‘Action, intrigue and a stonkingly modern heroine. It's a blast.’ — Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Explosive science, strong women, and snowy landscapes, all within a gripping, smart, fast-paced read.’ — Helen Sedgwick, author of When the Dead Come Calling
‘an audacious, female-led thriller which took the disposable women of the James Bond franchise and flipped the concept entirely on its head.' — Chemistry World
‘Fiona Erskine is an engineer, and in Jaq Silver, who shares her profession, she has created a wonderful antidote to all the resentful, floppy victims of much domestic noir... Her adventures are eye-popping and exciting.' — Literary Review
‘A fantastic read!’ — Mary Loudon, author of My House is Falling Down
‘Explosive to the very last page.’ — Press Association
Rights sold:
The Chemical Detective: Oneworld (UK), WF Howes (Audio).