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Stephen Booth
British crime author and journalist

Stephen Booth

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British crime author and journalist
A.K.A.
Booth
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Burnley, United Kingdom
Age
73 years
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Biography

Stephen Booth (born 1952) is an English crime-writer. He is the author of the Derbyshire-set Cooper and Fry series.

Early and Personal Life

Booth was born in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Jim and Edna Booth. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Blackpool. He attended Arnold School in the town. He currently lives with his wife Lesley in Nottinghamshire.

Career

For over 27 years, he was a journalist for various newspapers and magazines including the Wilmslow Advertiser, Huddersfield Examiner, and the Worksop Guardian. He also worked as a sub-editor for the Daily Express and The Guardian. In 2001 he gave this up to be a full-time novelist.

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
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