Patricia Marques was born in Barreiro, Portugal before moving to London when she was 8.
She studied for a BA in Creative Writing at The University of Roehampton and later gained an MA in Creative Writing from City University.
She loves reading and writing crime fiction that has a hint of 'other'. She can usually be found most mornings crammed on an underground train carriage with her nose stuck in a book. The Colours of Death is her first novel.