Seven things I'd like my readers to know about me by Catherine Yaffe

1. I once sold ice cream to Duncan Bannatyne. My one and only claim to fame. I was 17 and had landed my first telesales job with Treats Ice Cream. Years later I tweeted him with this mind-blowing fact and he remembered me (well, my surname) and I was thrilled.

2. Chronic Fatigue sucks. I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue nearly twenty years ago and I still have to manage it every day. It can creep up out of nowhere and knock me flat on my back (literally) for weeks at a time.

3. My hobby is podcasting. The idea for Crime Books Unlimited came to me one night in a dream, so the next day I recorded an intro episode and invited authors to take part. No one is yet to turn me down and I have some well-known authors coming up!

4. I work in a shed! Actually, it’s the Shed of Words at the bottom of my garden and we’ve been together for about seven years now. I just love working from there. I have all my books around me and every day it’s like walking into a warm, welcoming hug.

5. I’m a massive F1 fan. I’ve followed Formula One for years, I’ve even named my cats Jenson and Button. Speaking of cats..

6. I’m a professional cat sitter. I started this as a way of getting more cats into my life when my husband put a ban of having anymore and it’s blossomed. I get to look after other people’s cats and I absolutely love it.

7. I’m a huge Prince fan. And I mean HUGE. I’ve seen him countless times and at one point I had the biggest vinyl collection within the UK. I was devasted when he died and still can’t listen to Purple Rain.