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Author · Storyteller
Hazel Lloyd
@hazellloyd
Crime writer interested in character, atmosphere and the decisions that make stories difficult to forget.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Hazel Lloyd writes across crime and thriller, with a particular interest in character, atmosphere, revision and the details that turn a manuscript into a finished book.
A book is made from hundreds of decisions nobody sees.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Hazel Lloyd
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The Last Cut
When a Leeds freelance editor starts finding evidence of a murder hidden inside a manuscript she is revising, she realises someone is using fiction to launder a real crime. As she digs deeper, the line between her work and the killer’s story begins to collapse. The book is set against the practical, unglamorous side of publishing, where every clean page can hide something rotten.
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