Alex Coombs was born in Lambeth in South London. He worked in adult education before retraining as a chef. He is the author of seven novels featuring Hanlon in the police (the DCI Hanlon and the Hanlon PI series). Murder on the Menu is the first of a new series set in, and around, a restaurant in the Chilterns.
Susan Duerden, an Audie Award-winning audiobook narrator, has won multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards for her work. Susan's career spans film, television, voice-over, and animation. She has played critically acclaimed, award-winning theatrical roles internationally, including in London's West End and Off-Broadway.