Felicia Yap grew up in Kuala Lumpur. She read biochemistry at Imperial College London, before achieving a doctorate in history (and a half-blue in competitive ballroom dancing) at Cambridge University. She has written for The Economist and The Business Times. She has also worked as a radioactive-cell biologist, a war historian, a Cambridge lecturer, a technology journalist, a theatre critic, a flea-market trader and a catwalk model. Yesterday is her first novel.
Yap is a phenomenon - Guardian A 2017 literary event - Newsweek The intrigue of Gone Girl and the drama of Before I Go to Sleep - iNews A great murder mystery with a unique and unsettling twist. This book delighted and confounded me in equal measure! - James Oswald, author of NATURAL CAUSES Felicia Yap's YESTERDAY is a massively clever thriller that investigates our notions of memory and identity with a clear, unflinching eye - Richard Skinner This was an amazing book, very original and despite challenging the reader's suspension of disbelief it drew me in very quickly. Terrific to find a book that can be classed as a crime thriller yet stand out from the crowd. - Alex Gray The most original thriller you'll read this year! A page turner you'll never forget. - James Law YESTERDAY is an original, inventive, gripping novel.