Penelope came to New Zealand as an eleven-year-old after a childhood spent in India and Pakistan. As an only child, reading was her hobby – she read everything that came her way, a habit which has continued throughout her life. On leaving school she trained as a nurse, without fully considering that a brisk default attitude of ‘pull yourself together and stop whining’ might not be an ideal prerequisite for the industry. Conceding, at last, that nurturing was not her dominant characteristic, she changed career path and after graduating with a BA (Hons) in English Literature, moved into management consultancy, which better suited her personality type. After some years of family life she worked as a commercial pilot and flight instructor, spending her days ferrying clients into strips in the Marlborough Sounds and discouraging students from killing her as she taught them to fly. Currently she operates a company providing rehabilitative care for accident victims. Penelope lives with her husband, dog, cat and horse in Otaki, New Zealand. Death on D’Urville is her third novel. Straight and Level, the second in the Claire Hardcastle series, is due out in December 2017. Her previous novels, The Lost One and Helen Had A Sister are available as eBooks through Amazon.com. A paperback edition can be purchased from Paper Plus, Unity Books or ordered from Penelope’s website, and you can visit Penelope on Facebook.