Anne Cassidy
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Anne Cassidy | |
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Born | 1952 (age 71–72) London, England |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Crime fiction |
Notable awards | Booktrust Teenage Prize (2004) Angus Book Award (2009) |
Anne Cassidy (born 1952) is a British writer best known for her crime fiction for young adults.
She was born in London. She worked in a bank for five years and then worked for several years as a teacher. She began writing in 1989 and published her first book Big Girls' Shoes in 1991. Cassidy has been described as "Ruth Rendell for teenagers". Her own favourite crime fiction authors include Rendell, Ian Rankin, Lawrence Block and James Lee Burke. She has also written several books for younger readers.[1][2][3]
Her 2004 book Looking for JJ won the Booktrust Teenage Prize. It also appeared on the shortlists for the Whitbread Book Awards and the Carnegie Medal. The book was adapted into a play.[4][3]
Selected work
- A Family Affair (1995), first book in the East End Murder series
- Accidental Death (1997)
- Missing Judy (2002)
- Love Letters (2003)
- The Story of My Life (2006)
- Forget Me Not (2008), won the Angus Book Award[5]
- Just Jealous (2009)
- Heart Burn (2011)
- Finding Jennifer Jones (2014), a sequel to Looking for JJ
- Ben's Rocket (2015)
- No Virgin (2016)[2]
References
- ^ a b "Anne Cassidy". Literature. British Council.
- ^ a b "Anne Cassidy". Sophie Hicks Agency.
- ^ a b Newbery, Linda; Coppard, Yvonne (2013). Writing Children's Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion. p. 98. ISBN 978-1472535320.
- ^ "The 5 Minute Interview: Anne Cassidy, Author". Independent. November 6, 2007. Archived from the original on 2022-05-07.
- ^ "Previous Shortlists and Winners". Angus Book Award. Angus Council. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014.
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