Lindsay Ashford is a British crime novelist and journalist. Her style of writing has been compared to that of , Linda Fairstein and Frances Fyfield. Many of her books follow the character of Megan Rhys, an investigative psychologist. Strange Blood was shortlisted for the 2006 Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. She wrote The Rubber Woman for the Quick Reads series in 2007. Her historical mystery, The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen, was adapted for radio by Andrew Davies and Eileen Horne. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour in February 2014.