Stephen Booth (writer)

Stephen Booth is a British crime-writer, born in 1952 in Burnley, Lancashire, UK. He is the author of the popular Derbyshire-set Cooper and Fry series.For over 25 years, he was a journalist for various newspapers and magazines, but he gave this up in 2001, to write his novels full time.He currently lives in Nottinghamshire with his wife, Lesley, and their cats and goats.

Bibliography

The books follow two young Derbyshire police detectives, Ben Cooper and Diane Fry, as they try to solve various murders.

In order, they are:
#"Black Dog"
#"Dancing with the Virgins"
#"Blood on the Tongue"
#"Blind to the Bones"
#"One Last Breath" (2004)
#"The Dead Place" (2005)
#"Scared to Live" (2006)
#"Dying to Sin" (2007)
#"The Kill Call" (2009)

Awards and Nominations

*2001 - Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel: "Black Dog"
*2001 - Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist): "Dancing with the Virgins"
*2002 - Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel: "Dancing With the Virgins"
*2003 - Dagger in the Library
*2006 - Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award (shortlist): "One Last Breath"
*2007 - Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award (shortlist): "The Dead Place"

External links

* [http://www.stephen-booth.com/ Official Website]