Sabine Durrant on her latest gripping psychological thriller, a sun-drenched tale of envy and betrayal

“What I think is fascinating is what you can draw in the ‘greyness’ of human life, the point between black and white: I really like a character that is not what they seem”

Author InterviewsJan 16, 2026by Alice O'Keeffe

Sabine Durrant © Lewis Khanock

The journalist-turned-author on why a crime novel is the perfect ‘Trojan horse’, allowing writers to smuggle layered character psychology inside a clever plot.

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