Award-winning UK national journalist and debut crime author Ali Steed, who lives in Felanitx, Mallorca, has won two international awards for her first novel, All It Takes. The book took Silver in the Global Book Awards’ Mystery – Police Procedural category for 2025 and previously won the Thriller/Suspense category in the 2024 Best Indie Book Awards (BIBA), competing in both against entries from across the world. Steed said, “Winning one award was thrilling, but receiving a second for my very first novel feels incredible. All It Takes is a story that I’ve had in my head for years, and I couldn’t have wished for a better start to the DCI…
