Press Kit
Credit: Vikki Patis
Short biography:
Vikki Patis
Vikki Patis is a bestselling author of suspense novels with a gothic twist. She also writes historical fiction as Victoria Hawthorne, and her debut horror novel will be published in 2026. Originally from North London, she lives in Scotland with her wife, two wild golden retrievers, and an even wilder cat.
Victoria Hawthorne
Victoria Hawthorne is a bestselling author of gothic historical fiction. She also writes psychological suspense as Vikki Patis, and her debut horror novel will be published in 2026. Originally from North London, she lives in Scotland with her wife, two wild golden retrievers, and an even wilder cat.
Long biography:
Vikki Patis
Vikki Patis is an author of suspense novels with a gothic twist. Her latest novel, Return to Blackwater House, was published in March 2022 by Hodder & Stoughton, and her debut horror novel will be published in 2026.
She also writes historical fiction as Victoria Hawthorne. Her debut historical suspense novel, The House at Helygen, was published in April 2022 by Quercus and later became a bestseller. Her latest novel, The Darkest Night, was published in April 2024 and was the runner-up for the ADCI Literary Prize.
After being diagnosed with Perthes disease as a child, and fibromyalgia and coeliac disease as an adult, Vikki tries to raise awareness of living with a chronic illness through her writing. She lives in Scotland with her wife, two wild golden retrievers, and an even wilder cat.
Victoria Hawthorne
Victoria Hawthorne is an author of gothic historical fiction. Her debut novel, The House at Helygen, was published by Quercus in April 2022, and later became a bestseller. The Darkest Night was published in April 2024 and was the runner-up for the ADCI Literary Prize.
She also writes psychological suspense with a gothic twist as Vikki Patis. Return to Blackwater House was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2022, and her debut horror novel will be published in 2026.
After being diagnosed with Perthes disease as a child, and fibromyalgia and coeliac disease as an adult, Victoria tries to raise awareness of living with a chronic illness through her fiction. She lives in Scotland with her wife, two wild golden retrievers, and an even wilder cat.
Contact:
Agent: Vicky Weber at CMA
Publicity (Victoria Hawthorne): Emily.Patience@quercusbooks.co.uk
Website:
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