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CARO RAMSAY

Caro Ramsay, author of twelve crime novels, seems to have two full-time jobs. ‘I still work at my osteopathic clinic, a job that is very much governed by the clock,’ she says, ‘and that sense of time management helps my writing life.’

Caro must be well organised. ‘That’s debatable,’ she says. ‘People say that I am disorganised, then ask how I manage two careers. When they say “disorganised” they mean untidy and I will confess to that.

‘I have a structured fortnight; one week

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