Anne Cassidy (born 1952) is a British writer best known for her

crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives that centre on criminal acts and especially on the investigation, either by an amateur or a professional detective, of a crime, ...

for young adults. She was born in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. 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 "

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for teenagers". Her own favourite crime fiction authors include Rendell,

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and

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. She has also written several books for younger readers. Her 2004 book ''

Looking for JJ ''Looking for JJ'' is a young adult novel by British author Anne Cassidy, first published in 2004. It is about a teenage girl who was convicted of murder as a child. The novel was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Book Award an ...

'' won the

Booktrust Teenage Prize The Booktrust Teenage Prize was an annual award given to young adult literature published in the UK. The prize was administered by Book Trust, an independent charity which promotes books and reading. The Booktrust Teenage Prize was last awarded in ...

. It also appeared on the shortlists for the

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and the Carnegie Medal. The book was adapted into a play.

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 The Angus Book Award is a literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great B ...

* ''Just Jealous'' (2009) * ''Heart Burn'' (2011) * ''Finding Jennifer Jones'' (2014), a sequel to ''Looking for JJ'' * ''Ben's Rocket'' (2015) * ''No Virgin'' (2016)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cassidy, Anne 1952 births Living people English women novelists English crime fiction writers Writers from London