AN AUTHOR has embarked on her latest thriller - and it is a mystery in more ways than one.

The book by Carol Clewlow - North Tyneside's first virtual writer in residence - begins in a lighthouse. But what happens next and who will write it is a mystery even to her.

During the next three months anyone will be able to log on to the website www.orangewriting.com and add to the tale.

The residency, organised by North Tyneside Council, is part of the Orange Writing project, supported by mobile phone company Orange.