Christine Poulson had a career as an art historian before she turned to crime. She has written three novels set in Cambridge, featuring academic turned amateur detective, Cassandra James, the most recent being Footfall. She has also written widely on nineteenth century art and literature and is a research fellow in the Department of Nineteenth Century Studies at the University of Sheffield.


Christine's story 'Don't you Hate Having Two Heads' appears in ID.
Her story 'Safe as Houses' appears in Phobic.

Listen to Christine read the short story 'Don't You Hate Having Two Heads'