With qualifications in psychology, criminology, PR, advertising, writing and publishing, Larissa probably could have become the next Patricia Cornwell. Instead, she spent the early part of her career working as a writer and marketing manager at an Australian real-estate portal start-up. When she’s not in her home office with her vast family of house plants you’ll find Larissa throwing the ball for her cocker spaniel, Dexter, walking on the beach, upcycling furniture and drinking cups of English breakfast tea. She’s a musicals fanatic and has seen more than 30 shows, some of them on Broadway and in the West End.