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Author · Storyteller
Tessa Parker
@tessaparker
Independent writer working mainly in crime, with an interest in craft, books and the practical side of publishing.
Behind the stories
About the writer
Tessa Parker writes across crime and thriller, with a particular interest in character, atmosphere, revision and the details that turn a manuscript into a finished book.
Good fiction leaves a little space for the reader.
Books and story worlds
Stories by Tessa Parker
On the writing desk
Currently creating
First draft
The Last Draft
When a freelance editor in Limerick finds a dead author and an unfinished manuscript on the same night, she realises the book may contain details taken from a real unsolved killing. As she follows the trail through old notes, private drafts and a very patient liar, the story starts to close in on her own life as well.
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Draft progress
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