Saskia Noort is a novelist and journalist. Born in 1967, she studied theatre and journalism in Utrecht, is married, the mother of two children and writes columns for such publications as Marie Claire and Playboy. Her novels are highly acclaimed literary thrillers and international bestsellers. The Dinner Club, published in English by Bitter Lemon Press in 2007, has sold over 500,000 copies in the Netherlands. Back to the Coast sold over 250,000 copies