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Vena Cork

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The United Kingdom

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Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Val McDermid; Mark Billingham; Karin Slaughter; Sophie Hannah; Elizabe ...more

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Vena studied at Homerton College, Cambridge, and was one of the first female members of the Cambridge Footlights. She was an actress, playwright and teacher before becoming a full-time writer and producing the Thorn trilogy.

Thorn, the first in the trilogy, was hailed by the Guardian as ‘a compelling, dark-hued psychological thriller’, by Time Out as ‘an outstanding debut’, and by The Times as ‘one of those rare and energetic books you can’t put down and don’t want to end.’ It was followed by The Art of Dying and Green Eye, both also highly praised. The trilogy is now available from Endeavour Press.

Her new standalone novel, The Lost Ones was published in May 2016 and her fifth novel, Toxic will be published later in 2016, also by Endeavour ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Vena Cork It depends whether it's short writer's block or long writer's block. if I'm struck on a particular moment in the plot I reread any notes I've made and…moreIt depends whether it's short writer's block or long writer's block. if I'm struck on a particular moment in the plot I reread any notes I've made and often this clarifies what the problem is and how to solve it. If however I'm stuck because Iv'e been away from writing for a while for whatever reason, then I have to start at the beginning and read the whole thing again and try to immerse myself into the world that it can at first seem I've lost. Sometimes I'm really surprised about things that have happened in the book. It's like someone else has written it. Fortunately at some point the light bulb goes on and I'm up and running again.(less)

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What’s the best thing about being a writer?

Vena Cork The best thing about being writer is making something out of nothing, and also being my own boss. There's also a sense that everything I do, see or ex…moreThe best thing about being writer is making something out of nothing, and also being my own boss. There's also a sense that everything I do, see or experience can, if I wish, become part of my work. I can make something out of it.(less)

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Average rating: 3.89 · 1,336 ratings · 124 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thorn (Rosa Thorn Thriller, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 2003 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Rosa Thorn Crime Mysteries Books 1-4 (Rosa Thorn Thriller #1-4) 4.12 avg rating — 339 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Art of Dying (Rosa Thorn Thriller, #2) 3.52 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lost Ones 3.90 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Green Eye (Rosa Thorn Thriller, #3) 3.69 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2007 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toxic 3.92 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Playing Dead (Rosa Thorn Thriller, #4) 3.70 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Consequences: A Rosa Thorn Thriller Omnibus 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Galerie der Angst liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rosa Thorn Thriller (4 books)
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“No one insults my best friend and gets away with it.”
― Vena Cork, The Lost Ones

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After I've finished Wait for You by J. Lynn what book should I read afterwards?

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

114 votes, 72.6%

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

20 votes, 12.7%

The Art of Dying by Vena Cork (on my TBR list)

8 votes, 5.1%

Masquerade by Laura Lam (won through a giveaway)

8 votes, 5.1%

Sleeper’s Castle by Barbara Erskine

3 votes, 1.9%

Hate F*@k: The Complete Story by Ainsley Booth

3 votes, 1.9%

Kapp To Cape: Never Look Back: Race to the End of the Earth by Reza Pakravan (won through a giveaway)

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Sister Avenue by Louise Candlish (on my TBR list)

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