Louisa Scarr studied psychology at the University of Southampton and has lived in and around the city ever since. She is a full-time writer, and when she’s not at her desk, she can be found pounding the streets in running shoes or swimming in muddy lakes.

She is the author of the Butler and West crime series, published by Canelo Crime, beginning with Last Place You Look and ending with Out of the Ashes. A new series, about a police dog handler PC Lucy Halliday, launched in 2024 with Gallows Wood. Book two, Memorial Park, is now out and will be closely followed by Broken House in October 2025.

Her DS Kate Munro series, Ask Me No Questions and Nowhere to be Found, have been republished by Canelo Crime and are available now.

You can follow her on X @paperclipgirl and on Instagram and Facebook @louisascarrwriter.