Alison WeatherbyAlison Weatherby is a middle-grade, teen and YA mystery writer who lives outside of Dublin, Ireland. A winner of Chicken House Books’ Open Coop competition, Alison's debut novel was The Secrets Act, a historical YA mystery set at Bletchly Park during WW2. The Secrets Act won the Redhill Academy Trust Book Award and was shortlisted for the Young Quills Award. The Common Criminals’ Club is her first book for MG readers. When she’s not reading or writing about murders, she visits schools to teach kids how to write them. She enjoys reading, running, and hitting things at the boxing gym. Alison lives with her husband, two daughters, and a very goofy lurcher named Greta. Read More Read Less