J.C. Martin is a butt-kicking bookworm: when she isn’t reading or writing, she teaches martial arts and self-defence to adults and children.  After working in pharmaceutical research, then in education as a schoolteacher, she decided to put the following to good use: one, her 2nd degree black belt in Wing Chun kung fu; and two, her overwhelming need to write dark mysteries and gripping thrillers with a psychological slant.  Her short stories have won various prizes and have been published in several anthologies. Her first novel, ORACLE, will be released by J Taylor Publishing on August 1st, 2012. Born and raised in Malaysia, J.C. now lives in south London with her husband and three dogs.