Lindsey Barraclough was born in Essex. She worked as a music teacher and lives in London with her husband and their five children. Long Lankin is her first novel.
The terror is as relentless as the ballad the story springs from . . . Chilling -- Geraldine Brennan * Observer * A fabulous revisiting of the hoariest of old chestnuts * Daily Telegraph * Not for the faint-hearted, this mesmerizing tale generates goosebumps on almost every page * Booktrust * A real stunner of a debut: Long Lankin is a wonderful, imaginative slow burner of a thriller . . . Lindsey Barraclough's first novel is written with a style and intelligence that would put many an adult thriller to shame -- John Millen * Young Post * Such an impressive debut. Every element is spot on - from the elegant prose, through the realistic portrayal of various aspects of family life, the three-dimensional characters and the occasional comic set-piece, to the supernatural horror underpinning it, which is absolutely chilling. Highly recommended -- Jill Murphy * The Bookbag *