British author and screenwriter Louise Burfitt-Dons works with production companies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Readers and critics have described her contemporary novel, The Killing of the Cherrywood MP, as ‘thriller excellence’ and ‘brilliant’. New Century published the third book The Secret War in June 2021.
Louise is the author of the Karen Andersen Thrillers, a series of contemporary conspiracy adventure novels beginning with The Missing Activist. Think tank and website The Conservative Woman described it as ‘an authentic and gripping political thriller’ and the novel became an Amazon kindle bestseller.
Her fictional creation Karen Andersen dubbed ‘one of the most loveable and relatable female protagonists of the female led genre’, and ‘a British Lisbeth Salander’.
Louise is a well-known anti-bullying campaigner and speaker. She set up children’s charity Act Against Bullying in 2000 and co-founded the November 13 annual Kindness Day UK. She stood for Nottingham North in the General Election 2015 for the conservative party.
She was born in Kuwait which has shaped her to write about conflicting cultures. Louise has travelled extensively with her ex-pilot husband and has also lived in Australia and France, which has inspired the locations found in her international thrillers. Today, home is Chiswick in west London.
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7 Must Read Books on Bullying
Bullying in Fiction. Domestic noir to terrorism thrillers. Bullying is a theme which crops up often in my writing. For example, The Missing Activist tells the story of a conservative party activist who disappears in London after making a formal bullying complaint...
7 Must-Read Books on Isis Brides
Jihadi Fiction. Terrorism Thrillers for our times. What makes books about Jihadi brides so intriguing are the characters and their motivations, their expectations and disappointments. What makes a teenage girl change her way of life so completely? And will the...
Reality Shows, Political Thrillers and the Shamima Begum Conundrum
Was that what drew Shamima Begun to Syria? Was the appeal of ISIS similar to that of a reality TV show? Louise Burfitt-Dons discusses the link between TV fame and Jihadi brides.
Kurdaitcha, Corona and The Missing Activist
Pointing the Bone "The aborigines have a tribal practice called Pointing the Bone. This is a method of execution that leaves no trace and rarely fails to kill its victim." "The bone can be from a kangaroo or an emu, and its shape varies from tribe to tribe. It is six...
Five Fast Facts: The Killing of the Cherrywood MP
The Killing of the Cherrywood MP is the second novel in the thriller series featuring London Private Investigator Karen Andersen. It's 2019 and MI5 is set to release the reformed female Jihadi terrorist Zinah al-Rashid from prison.The Killing of the Cherrywood...
Five Fast Facts about The Missing Activist
Tories, Jihadi Brides, Harrods, Exclusion Bullying and Battle Buses. A quick breakdown of the political thriller, The Missing Activist? What is CCHQ? CCHQ is the headquarters of the British Conservative Party. It houses central staff and committee members and...
Five Fast Facts: The Secret War
The Official Secrets Act (OSA) is legislation mainly related to national security, but in unrevised form can include all information held by government bodies. It commonly required people working with sensitive information to adhere to it. In The Secret War, Karen...