Liza Cody (born 11 April 1944, in London) is an English
crime fiction writer.
She is the author of 13 novels and many short stories. Her Anna Lee series introduced the professional female private detective to British mystery fiction. The entire Anna Lee series was
adapted for television and broadcast in both the U.K. and the U.S.
Cody is also the author of the ground-breaking Bucket Nut Trilogy featuring professional wrestler Eva Wylie, as well as the stand-alone novels ''Rift'', ''Gimme More'', ''Ballad of a Dead Nobody'', and ''Miss Terry''. ''Gimme More'' and ''Ballad of a Dead Nobody'' reflected the author's interest and experience in the world of music and musicians. ''Miss Terry'' is a thriller dealing with issues about the children of immigrant families in modern Britain. Cody's novels have been widely translated.
Cody's short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines and a lavishly praised collection of her first seventeen was published as Lucky Dip and other stories.
Most of Cody's work is set in London. Her career before she began writing was mostly in the visual arts and included a stint as a hair inserter and colouring artiste at
Madame Tussaud's Waxwork museum. Currently, she lives in
Bath, England
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.
Awards and honours
Awards include the John Creasey Memorial Prize and the CWA Silver Dagger in the UK as well as an
Anthony Award
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in the U.S. and a Marlowe in Germany. She has twice been nominated for the MWA's
Edgars as well as for another Dagger.
Books
;The Anna Lee series
*''Dupe'' (1980)
*''Bad Company'' (1982)
*''Stalker'' (1983)
*''Head Case'' (1985)
*''Under Contract'' (1986)
*''Backhand'' (1991)
;The Eva Wylie series
*''Bucket Nut'' (1992, )
*''Monkey Wrench'' (1994)
*''Musclebound'' (1997)
;The Lady Bag books
*''Lady Bag'' (2013)
*''Crocodiles and good Intentions'' (2018)
;Stand alone novels
*''Rift'' (1988)
*''Gimme More'' (2000)
*''Ballad of a Dead Nobody'' (2011)
*''Miss Terry'' (2012)
;Short story collection
*''Lucky Dip and other stories'' (
Crippen & Landru
Crippen & Landru Publishers is a small publisher of mystery fiction collections, based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1994 by husband and wife Sandi and Douglas G. Greene in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, and is named af ...
, 2003)
References
External links
author's website
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1944 births
Living people
British crime writers
Anthony Award winners
English mystery writers
Women mystery writers
English women novelists