Stronger Than Death

Manda Scott (born 1962) is a former veterinary surgeon and spent fifteen years in Newmarket and Cambridge specialising in anaesthesia and intensive care who is now a novelist, blogger, columnist and occasional broadcaster. Born and educated in Glasgow, Scotland, she trained at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine and now lives and works in Shropshire. Manda Scott made her name initially as a crime writer. Her first novel, Hen's Teeth was shortlisted for the 1997 Orange Prize. Her fourth, No Good Deed, was nominated for the 2003 Edgar Award.