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  • John le Carré: The writer who made me want to write

    My tribute to the late - and truly great - master of spy fiction, for the i paperRead More
  • The Second Woman: Best new fiction, Mail on Sunday. Best thrillers for July 2021, The Times.

    ‘A timely, gripping and morally complex thriller.’ THE SECOND WOMAN - the third of three connected, stand-alone novels - is available nowRead More
  • A Double Life: The Times’ & Observer’s Thriller of the Month

    'Superbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore.' My second novel is The Times' Book of the Month for July 2020Read More
  • Waterstones’ Thriller of the Month

    My debut novel Part of the Family is the store's top pick for May - whoop whoop!Read More
  • Life in the time of Coronavirus

    Marie Claire asked me to write about working from home with three children, a dog, a cat, and my husband. I did, and it ain't prettyRead More
  • New Statesman: Walking An Old Man Home in Camden Town

    My piece for the Personal Story slot in the New Statesman is a love letter to London pubs, and a lament for the people to whom these places were once homeRead More

Top Stories

  • FeaturesJohn le Carré: The writer who made me want to writeBy Staff, 31st August 2021
  • FeaturesThe Second Woman: Best new fiction, Mail on Sunday. Best thrillers for July 2021, The Times.By Staff, 4th February 2021
  • FeaturesA Double Life: The Times’ & Observer’s Thriller of the MonthBy Staff, 13th August 2020
  • FeaturesWaterstones’ Thriller of the MonthBy Staff, 2nd May 2020
  • FeaturesLife in the time of CoronavirusBy Charlotte Philby, 26th March 2020
  • FeaturesNew Statesman: Walking An Old Man Home in Camden TownBy Charlotte Philby, 26th March 2020

The Times: Books of the Year

By Staff, 7th December 2020
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A Double Life is included in the Times' critics' round-up of the best thrillers of 2020

A Double Life: The Times’ & Observer’s Thriller of the Month

By Staff, 13th August 2020
Features
'Superbly crafted with heart-stopping twists and chills galore.' My second novel is The Times' Book of the Month for July 2020

A Double Life: exclusive excerpt

By Staff, 1st June 2020
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Read the first chapter from my forthcoming novel A Double Life, which runs as a short story in the Mystery issue of Popshot Quarterly

Waterstones’ Thriller of the Month

By Staff, 2nd May 2020
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My debut novel Part of the Family is the store's top pick for May - whoop whoop!

‘There are two sides to every story. And then there’s the truth…’

By Staff, 26th March 2020
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My second novel, A Double Act, is available for preorder now

Life in the time of Coronavirus

By Charlotte Philby, 26th March 2020
Features
Marie Claire asked me to write about working from home with three children, a dog, a cat, and my husband. I did, and it ain't pretty

New Statesman: Walking An Old Man Home in Camden Town

By Charlotte Philby, 26th March 2020
Features
My piece for the Personal Story slot in the New Statesman is a love letter to London pubs, and a lament for the people to whom these places were once home

How to write a novel when you’re really, really busy

By Staff, 27th November 2019
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Marie Claire asked me to offer tips on how to start and finish a book when life is messy and chaotic. They asked the right person

Growing up in the shadow of the Third Man

By Charlotte Philby, 21st July 2019
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In this long read for the ipaper, I explore what it was like for my father, John, to learn his father, Kim Philby, was a Communist double agent

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    ‘Hitting rock bottom enabled me to think about what I wanted from life’

    By Staff, 21st July 2019
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    My piece for the August 2019 issue of Marie Claire on perseverance in the face of adversity, and the importance of failure in getting to where you want to be
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