Dreda Say Mitchell Books

Dreda Say Mitchell MBE is an award-winning, bestselling crime writer, broadcaster, campaigner, and journalist. Since her sixth book she has been co-writing with Tony Mason. She is the author of eleven novels, with her debut awarded The CWA's John Creasey Dagger. She has been a frequent guest on television and radio including Question Time, BBC Breakfast, Newsnight, Victoria Derbyshire, The Stephen Nolan Show, Front Row and Woman's Hour and numerous others. She has presented Radio 4's Open Book. Dreda was named one of Britain's 50 Remarkable Women by Lady Geek in association with Nokia. She was the 2011 chair of the Harrogate Crime Fiction Festival. Dreda and Tony's work is currently in development for TV. She was born and raised in the East End of London where she continues to live. Dreda was awarded an MBE in the 2020 Queen's New Year Honours list for services to literature.