Louisa Scarr studied psychology at the University of Southampton and has lived in and around the city ever since. She works as a freelance copywriter and editor, and when she’s not writing, she can be found pounding the streets in running shoes or swimming in muddy lakes.

She is the author of the Butler and West crime series, published by Canelo Crime, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler PC Lucy Halliday, launched in 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book two, Memorial Park, is out in February 2025, closely followed by Broken House in October.

Her DS Kate Munro series, Ask Me No Questions and Nowhere to be Found, will be republished by Canelo Crime. The ebooks are out now, while the paperbacks will follow in July 2025.

You can follow her on X @paperclipgirl and on Instagram and Facebook @louisascarrwriter.