AMITA MURRAY

Amita Murry lives in London and writes contemporary mysteries and regency romance. Her first novel, THE TROUBLE WITH ROSE, came out from HarperCollins in 2019, her mystery novel THIRTEENTH NIGHT won the Exeter Novel Prize in 2022, and her short fiction has won the SI Leeds Literary Prize, and has appeared in Wasafiri, SAND Berlin, the Berkeley Fiction Review, Ellery Queen and others. She was named runner-up for the 2022 CRIMEFEST bursary for authors of colour.

Having lived in and around Delhi, London and California, Amita likes to write funny things about cultural encounters and relationships. She thinks of herself as a bit of a nomad, though a previous tutor also aptly suggested the label “cultural abyss.” (Use in a sentence: Amita, you’re a cultural abyss.)

She’s been writer in residence with the British Council, Spread the Word, Leverhulme and Literature Works, has taught advanced fiction at the University of East Anglia and CityLit London, and is committed to finding that magic button that creates more diversity in publishing.

BOOKS BY AMITA MURRAY:

THE ARYA WINTERS MYSTERIES

• THE TIRAMISU OF DEATH