Caro was born in Govan, on Glasgow's south side. A graduate of theBritish School of Osteopathy, she runs a large osteopath centre in West Scotland, treating animals and humans, and writes in her spare time.

Her first novel 'Absolution' was shorted listed for the New Blood Dagger and her second 'Singing to the dead' was long listed for the Theakston's crime book of the year 2010. The third in the series, Dark Water, is published on 4th August 2010, and the fourth will follow a year later.

• Absolution (2007)
• Singing to the Dead (2009)
• Dark Water (2010)

Note that Tambourine Girl was the working title of Singing to the Dead, not a separate book.