Victoria Dowd

Nov 23, 2023 | writing.ie | Victoria Dowd

Crime writer Victoria Dowd on how a trip to the Arctic Circle in the north of Finland provided the inspiration for her latest book in her Smart Woman’s Mystery Series, Murder Most Cold. Way back in December 2018, if you look very carefully at the BBC News website you may catch a glimpse of a beleaguered family attempting to fly out of a Gatwick plagued by drones. It wasn’t my finest moment.

Nov 14, 2023 | booksbywomen.org | Women's Books |Victoria Dowd

A Series of Unfortunate DeathsBy Victoria DowdMurder Most Cold is the fifth book in the Smart Woman’s mystery series. The books follow the Smart women who are Ursula Smart, our rather unreliable narrator; Pandora Smart, her mother; Aunt Charlotte; and, of course, Bridget with her bizarre menagerie of pets. The books are classic whodunnits updated with lots of dark humour.

Feb 26, 2023 | on.ft.com | Victoria Dowd

What is included in my trial?

Feb 26, 2023 | ft.com | Victoria Dowd

The writer is a former criminal barrister and author of crime fiction When the body of 45-year-old Nicola Bulley was found in a river...