Cath Staincliffe

Sub-genre: Female police procedural, Legal drama, mystery

Cath Staincliffe is a best-selling, award-winning novelist, radio playwright and the creator of ITV’s hit series, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. Cath’s books have been short-listed for the British Crime Writers Association best first novel award, for the Dagger in the Library and twice for the Short Story Dagger, winning in 2012. Cath’s Sal Kilkenny private eye series features a single-parent sleuth working the mean streets of Manchester. Her debut Looking For Trouble was serialised on Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4. Trio, a stand-alone novel moved away from crime to explore adoption and growing up in the 1960s, inspired by Cath’s own experience. Letters To My Daughter’s Killer was selected for Specsavers Crime Thriller Book Club in 2014 and featured on ITV3’s Crime Thriller Club. Cath also writes the Scott & Bailey novels based on the popular UK TV series. Cath created the probate detective series Legacy for BBC Radio 4 and guest writes on the Stone police drama. Her recent stand-alone novels examine the impact of crime on ordinary families. The Girl in the Green Dress was inspired by her experience as the parent of a transgender child. Cath’s latest book, Fear of Falling, is a story of female friendship and the challenges of adopting a child who has had a traumatic early life. Cath is one of the founding members of Murder Squad – a group of Northern crime writers who give readings, talks and signings around the country. Cath was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK and now lives in Manchester, Lancashire with her family. You can follow her on Twitter, @CathStaincliffe, where she hangs about when she should be busy writing

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Short story - 2012

Books by Cath Staincliffe

• Fear of Falling

  

• The Girl in the Green Dress

  

• The Silence Between Breaths

  

• Half the World Away

  

• Letters to my Daughter's Killer

  

• Ruthless

  

• Blink of an Eye

  

• Bleed Like Me

  

• Split Second

  

• Dead to Me

  

• Witness

  

• The Kindest Thing

  

• Trio

  

• Looking for Trouble

  

• Go Not Gently

  

• Dead Wrong

  

• Stone Cold Red Hot

  

• Towers Of Silence

  

• Bitter Blue

  

• Crying Out Loud

  

• Blue Murder

  

• Hit And Run

  

• Make Believe

  

• Desperate Measures

  

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