Caroline Hulse writes contemporary UK fiction.

Her books have been published in fourteen languages and optioned for television.

A gimlet eye for family dynamics.
— The Financial Times

As C E Hulse she writes sharp, funny crime.

Hulse performs the necessary sleights of hand with great aplomb in this witty and innovative mystery.
— The Guardian
The smart, sassy crime caper of the year.
— JANICE HALLETT
 

How to Solve Your Own Murder meets The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle in this genre-bending, time-looping mystery.

Guffaw-inducing, boundary-busting… addictive.
— Sunday Post

Vivian Dies Again has been selected by:

The Guardian: The best recent Crime and Thrillers

The Mirror: Ten best new books for January

The Daily Express: Ten brilliant new books for January 2026

The New Scientist: The best new science fiction books of January 2026

 

As Caroline Hulse she writes book club fiction with offbeat humour.

Genuinely unputdownable books are rare. This is one. A brilliant, original comedy.
— Daily Mail

About Caroline

Caroline Hulse lives in Manchester with her husband and a small controlling dog.

She is the author of four book club fiction novels and, under the name CE Hulse, the crime novel Vivian Dies Again.

Her books have been published in fourteen languages and optioned for television.