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Hazel grew up in Surrey in the south of England where she spent many a cold, rainy evening curled up with a book in front of the fire. Always keen to write, over the years she wrote several stories for family and friends but never submitted them for publication.
In 1990 Hazel emigrated to a property on the beautiful mid north coast of NSW, Australia, to run a timber manufacturing business with her husband Paul. It was not until the last few years, when work and family commitments allowed, that she published her first novel, Second Chance, which, although not a biography, reflects Hazel's own life where she was reunited, twenty years later, with the boy she met and fell in love with when she was only sixteen.
To Snatch a Thief is Hazel's second novel - a Young Adult, Science Fiction, Crime story set in London in 2089.
Hazel and Paul share their 100 acre property with two draught horses, two donkeys, two Labradors and a variety of wonderful Australian wildlife.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
"To Snatch a Thief" is the story of Skye Forrester, a teenager who has been arrested for theft in London in 2089. She was born in poverty and, after both of her parents passed away, she is the sole guardian of her six-year old brother. Stealing has been the only way she could keep them both fed and housed. Things are going to be different now as Skye has been placed in a special program. She is being trained by Hunter, a Law Enforcer, as part of a "Set a thief to catch a thief program". This is her chance to make a real life for herself and her brother, and she is determined to make it work. When the strange and deadly virus which has been spreading throughout the poverty-stricken areas of London attacks people Skye knows that she is determined to find the cause.
Hazel Cotton has created a chilling and all-too-possible future England in "To Snatch a Thief". Skye is a fabulous character, strong, determined and full of the confidence of youth. Her mentor, Hunter, is a good foil to her impetuous nature and makes the interplay between them entertaining and real. Unlike some futuristic novels, this one eases you into the alternative world smoothly and fluidly. I was drawn into the story from the first page and enjoyed every minute I spent reading this book. This would be a great start to a series, I think, as the characters and the concept work so well, and I hope Cotton has a sequel waiting in the wings. I wholeheartedly recommend "To Snatch a Thief".
