The Zoe Blaise Mysteries
From Cosmetic Claims to Crime Fiction: How Science, Storytelling, and the Zoe Blaise Mysteries Collided by Tess M. Calloway When most people hear “cosmetic science,” they think of ingredients, lab coats, and safety. Fewer realise it’s also a field rich in storytelling, where claims must be carefully framed, data interpreted, and language as influential as…
When I was invited to speak with BBC Radio Guernsey (14th & 15th February 2026), the conversation started with an observation that made me smile – actually laugh. The interviewer, Jim Delbridge, pointed out that it’s rare for a specialist or industry expert to draw on a broad professional career as inspiration for crime thrillers…
Editor: Why did you choose to write under the pen name Tess M. Calloway? TMC: I wanted a clear distinction between my professional writing in cosmetic science and my fiction. Otherwise, people might believe that what I wrote is truly factual. The pen name gives Zoe’s world its own identity. Editor: Zoe Blaise is such…
