Lindsay has four children and lives in Borth on the West Wales coast. She worked as a journalist for many years and has a degree in Criminology from Cambridge University. She has written three crime novels featuring forensic psychologist Megan Rhys: Frozen, Strange Blood (longlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the year), and Death Studies. She had also written a 'Quick Read' book about the same character entitled The Rubber Woman. Her short stories have been published by women's magazines including Woman's Weekly and broadcast on Radio 4.