Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of ACE OF SPADES, WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE and FOUR EIDS AND A FUNERAL. She has also written stories for Marvel's Spider-Verse and BBC's Doctor Who. In 2024, she was a World Book Day author with her title THE DOOMSDAY DATE. Faridah is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs, and a graduate from a university in Scotland where she received a BA in English Literature. She also has an MA in Shakespeare Studies from King's College London. When she isn't spinning dark tales, Faridah can be found examining the deeper meanings in Disney Channel original movies.