Jane Lythell

Jane Lythell lives by the sea in Brighton, East Sussex, UK.

Her debut novel THE LIE OF YOU has been translated into seven languages and it inspired the film A WORKING MOM’S NIGHTMARE starring Tuppence Middleton, Lydia Wilson, Rupert Graves, and Luke Roberts. This is currently screening on Lifetime Movies in the USA.

Jane worked as a TV producer for 15 years; moved to the British Film Institute as Deputy Director; was Chief Executive of BAFTA for one year followed by seven years at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She now writes full-time.

Her two psychological thrillers THE LIE OF YOU and AFTER THE STORM were published in 2014 and 2015 and were USA Today bestsellers.

Her next, WOMAN OF THE HOUR, revealed life at the TV front-line through the eyes of producer Liz Lyon. It came out in July 2016 and the follow-up novel BEHIND HER BACK was published in 2018.

Jane’s agent is Gaia Banks of Sheil Land. Jane loves to hear from readers and is on Twitter: @janelythell and Instagram: jane_lythell_writer   

Her new novel, THE EXES, is domestic noir.