Chris Ewan is a British crime and mystery writer. Best known for his "Good Thief" series, Chris lived on the Isle of Man with his family for some years and it was while living here that he was inspired to write critically acclaimed thriller 'Dark Tides' - inspired entirely by the dark, supernatural traditions of Manx festival 'Hop Tu Naa'. He tells us about the very moment he decided to write the book and reads the first, chilling page...

Chris's nerve-shredding new thriller, 'A Window Breaks', is released today by Pan Macmillan (October 31st). Visit chrisewan.com for details. Manx music in this piece is performed by Moot, Chloe Woolley and the Joughin children.