Adults

Watch: C. J. Tudor reads from The Taking Of Annie Thorne

The bestselling author of The Chalk Man reads an extract from her new spine-tingling, sinister thriller, The Taking of Annie Thorne...

21 February 2019

C. J. Tudor

C. J. Tudor's love of writing, especially the dark and macabre, started young. When her peers were reading Judy Blume, she was devouring Stephen King and James Herbert. Over the years she has had a variety of jobs, including trainee reporter, radio scriptwriter, dog walker, voiceover artist, television presenter, copywriter and, now, author. Her first novel, The Chalk Man, was a Sunday Times bestseller and has sold in over forty countries. Her second novel, The Taking of Annie Thorne, was also a Sunday Times bestseller as was her third novel The Other People. Her fourth novel, The Burning Girls, is out now in hardback. She lives in Sussex with her family. Twitter @CJTudor Facebook @CJTudorOfficial

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Podcasts

The Penguin Podcast: CJ Tudor on her chilling debut, The Chalk Man

CJ Tudor joins Konnie Huq in the studio to discuss her first novel, The Chalk Man, Stephen King and why the 80s inspires her
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Adults

Watch: C. J. Tudor reads from The Taking Of Annie Thorne

The bestselling author of The Chalk Man reads an extract from her new spine-tingling, sinister thriller, The Taking of Annie Thorne...

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