Rachael Blok, author of the brilliant new literary thriller The Fall, has featured in The Herts Advertiser.

In an interview with Matt Adams, which you can read in full here, Rachael discusses the inspirations behind her writing, including the setting of St Albans and her protagonist, DCI Maarten Jansen.

You can catch Rachael live in St Albans with fellow novelist Harriet Tyce at Books on the Hill on Tuesday 10th May at 7pm. More info, including tickets, here.

The Fall is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

Follow Rachael on Twitter @MsRachaelBlok.