About the Author

Mandy lives in Norfolk with my husband, two children, Annabelle and Harry, and dog, Milly. Mandy has a PhD in Genetics and worked for 15 years in various laboratories using DNA to study subjects as diverse as populations of fish at the genetic level, detecting inherited human diseases, criminal work, and paternity and relationship testing. She runs science workshops to teach children as young as 4 years old about DNA and perform stories to explain difficult scientific concepts such as evolution, natural selection, and inheritance to children. The DNA Detectives are a series of science based adventure books which are also educational. The stories are designed so that the reader can see how characters in the book use DNA to solve a mystery just like real forensic scientists! At the same time the reader will learn all about DNA as part of the story.