Fran Dorricott is an author based in Derby, where she lives with her family, three cats, and two elderly rescue dogs. She loves to tell gothic, inclusive stories and drink copious amounts of tea.

Fran is also a bookseller working in the Derby branch of Waterstones, which is secretly just a way for her to fuel her ridiculous book-buying addiction. She is the author of four crime novels, and also writes as Francesca May.