Kate Thompson

Kate Thompson is a Northern Irish actress and romantic novelist known for her bestselling romance novel It Means Mischief (1999) and her Parker Romantic Novel of the Year-nominated work The Blue Hour (2002).

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November 17, 1959

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Kate Thompson, an Irish author and musician, is renowned for her award-winning novels for children and young adults, as well as her musical talents. Her most acclaimed work, “The New Policeman,” earned the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize in 2005. Thompson’s other notable novels include “The Fourth Horseman,” “The Alchemist’s Apprentice,” “The Beguilers,” and “The Last of the High Kings.” As a skilled musician, she plays the fiddle, guitar, and bodhran, performing traditional Irish music across Ireland and the United Kingdom.

In addition to her accomplishments in literature and music, Thompson is a Northern Irish actress and romantic novelist. She gained recognition for her bestselling romance novel, “It Means Mischief” (1999), and her Parker Romantic Novel of the Year-nominated work, “The Blue Hour” (2002).