Sheila Quigley

Sheila Quigley (July 18, 1947 – April 24, 2020) was a British author of thrillers.

Career
In 2003, Sheila Quigley became a national news story when Random House acquired her first novel, Run For Home, with major coverage throughout the press and television. A documentary about Sheila and the making of Run for Home made by producer/director Chris Terrill was broadcast on BBC1.

Sheila lived on the Homelands Estate in Houghton-le-Spring near Durham, opposite a field which became the fictional location of the council housing estate in her Seahills books.

Homicide in Houghton
As part of the Houghton Feast celebrations each October, Sheila and local historian Paul Lanagan led an investigation which visited the fictional murder scenes from Sheila's novels. The tours typically departed from Houghton library, trailed across the town and returned to the library where attendees were treated to a sneak preview of Sheila's next novel.

Personal life
Quigley began work at the age of 15 in Hepworths, a tailoring factory where she was employed as a presser.

She married when she was 18 but was later divorced. She has three daughters and a son from the relationship.