Cathi Unsworth is an English writer and journalist. After working for ''

Melody Maker ''Melody Maker'' was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born ...

'' and ''Bizarre'', she began writing novels, with ''The Not Knowing'' in 2005 and ''The Singer'' in 2007, on

Serpent's Tail Serpent's Tail is London-based independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton. It specialises in publishing work in translation, particularly European crime fiction. In January 2007, it was bought by a British publisher Profile Books ...

. She also edited its ''London Noir'' anthology in 2006. Her writing is heavily influenced by the late

Derek Raymond Robert William Arthur Cook (12 June 1931 – 30 July 1994), better known since the 1980s by his pen name Derek Raymond, was an English crime writer, credited with being a founder of British '' noir''. Biography Early life The eldest son of a t ...

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She lives 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 ...

, where she still works as a journalist, including for '' Dazed & Confused''.

Works

Novels

*'' The Not Knowing'' (2005) *'' The Singer'' (2007) *''

Bad Penny Blues "Bad Penny Blues" is a fast instrumental blues written by Humphrey Lyttelton and recorded with his band in London on 20 April 1956. Popular success It was originally released as Parlophone ER 4184 and became a hit record in Britain at the time ...

'' (2009) *'' Weirdo'' (2012) *'' Without the Moon'' (2015) *''That Old Black Magic'' (2018)

Short story collections

*'' London Noir: Capital Crime Fiction'' (2006) (as editor)

Other

*''

Man of Violence ''Man of Violence'' is a 1970 British crime film co-written, produced and directed by Pete Walker (director), Pete Walker and starring Michael Latimer, "Hammer glamour" actresses Virginia Wetherell and Luan Peters, and Derek Aylward. It is also k ...

'' An essay for the sleeve notes for the DVD release from the

BFI Flipside BFI Flipside is a series of Dual Format Editions (DVD and Blu-ray released together) which was launched in May 2009 and is published by the British Film Institute's Video label. The series so far features a total of 65 feature and short films, as ...

range. *''

That Kind of Girl ''That Kind of Girl'' is a British cult film and the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara. Produced by Robert Hartford-Davis with a script by Jan Read, it was released in 1963. The film's subject is premarital sexual relationships and sexually tran ...

'' The sleeve notes for the DVD release from the BFI Flipside range.

External links

Cathi Unsworth's personal website

Serpent's Tail page

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