Freya Sampson is a British author and an executive producer at the BBC. Her first novel, The Last Library, was published in more than fifteen countries, followed by The Girl on the 88 Bus, which was also a USA Today bestseller. Sampson studied history at the University of Cambridge and worked as a television executive producer, creating documentaries on subjects ranging from the British royal family to problematic neighbors. She lives in London with her husband, children, and cats. Gossiping Neighbors is her third novel.