Wayne Sharrocks (born 1965) is an English author of psychological thrillers. He was born in Camden, London and had a career in animal welfare after university. In 2005 he secured a 3 book publishing contract with Pegasus Books. He started to write novels whilst living in Blo Norton on the Norfolk/Suffolk border. His first book Redemption published in 2006 was nominated for both the McKitterick Prize and Guardian First Book Award. His second, Dominion was published in 2007, with Kismet[1] on worldwide release in 2010.