Pauline Manders

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Locally-based author Pauline Manders writes crime novels (fiction) set in Suffolk. The books are independently published with covers designed by local artist Rebecca Moss Guyver. Pauline began writing in 2010 after retiring from her medical career spanning 35 years.

The Utterly Crime series comprises 10 books: Utterly Explosive; Utterly Fuelled; Utterly Rafted; Utterly Reclaimed; Utterly Knotted; Utterly Crushed; Utterly Dusted; Utterly Roasted; Utterly Dredged; Utterly Concealed. The books are issuing well in Suffolk Libraries and are now available in Essex and Norfolk Libraries. A Bury St Edmunds actor, A J Deane has narrated six books in the series for audiobooks. 

Pauline has a new series “The Hatter Street Private Investigation Agency Series” – based in Bury St Edmunds. It features some of the characters from the Utterly series, but time has moved on about 10 years. The first book in this new series is titled Deftly Wrapped and was published in June 2024.