Cally Taylor proves that crime writers who explore the darkest, murkiest areas of human existence can be amongst the nicest writers you’re likely to meet. ‘Yes! I know! The darkness that looms!’ she laughs.
She’s a gregarious livewire to talk to – generous, witty and warm, and evidently tickled pink that WM has spent haunted hours compulsively turning the pages of her newest book.
Cally is C.L. Taylor, the bestselling author of truly terrifying psychological thrillers that twist the knife as they interrogate fears made all the more relatable because they could – and often do – play out in real lives. Bearing this out, Cally’s most recent novel Every Move You Make is rooted in her own experience of being stalked.
‘Before I was stalked, I was in a coercive, controlling relationship for four years,’ says Cally. ‘If it hasn’t happened to you, you think, why didn’t she walk away? And it’s a devious web you find yourself caught in, and hard to get out. It’s such a pressing issue for women, it’s one of the things I find fascinating. So I was inspired to write because I was tired of writing novels about people who are victims
