Luca Veste

Luca Veste is a writer of Italian and Scouse heritage, married with two young daughters, and one of nine children. He is currently studying psychology and criminology at University in Liverpool.His debut novel - DEAD GONE - is released by Avon/HarperCollins in December 2013/January 2014. Part psychological thriller, part police procedural, it introduces the detective pairing of DI David Murphy and DS Laura Rossi."A chilling début from a writer to watch..." Mark Billingham"Gripping, unpredictable, genuinely shocking and impossible to put down, Dead Gone is a remarkable début." Steve Mosby"Tense and darkly playful." Chris Ewan"Fresh...original." Mel Sherratt"Original and terrifying." Stav SherezHe is also the editor of the Spinetingler Award nominated charity anthology 'Off The Record', and co-editor of 'True Brit Grit', also an anthology of short stories for charity.A former civil servant, actor, singer and guitarist (although he still picks it up now and again), he now divides his time between home life, Uni work and writing.He can be found at www.lucaveste.com and on twitter @LucaVeste