Many of Clare’s fans and friends have paid tribute to her following the sad news of her death, including Selina Walker, her long-term editor, who said: “Everyone who knew Mo (as she was then called) was, I think, a little in love with her.
“I met her back in 2000 and worked with her for the next 10 years. She was the most amazing writer, never afraid to push the boundaries of the conventional crime novel or to challenge our perceptions.
“Most of all she was a brilliant storyteller, producing unputdownable book after book, all with flawed, utterly believable characters, of whom her series detective, Jack Caffery, was perhaps the most memorable…
“Her best scenes were always terrifying. She was the bravest writer I knew, but she was also fun and funny, someone you always wanted to spend time with.”
