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Belinda Bauer grew up in England and South Africa and now lives in Wales. She worked as a journalist and a screenwriter before finally writing a book to appease her nagging mother. With her debut, Blacklands, Belinda was awarded the CWA Gold Dagger for Crime Novel of the Year. She went on to win the CWA Dagger in the Library for her body of work in 2013. Her fourth novel Rubbernecker was voted 2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Her books have been translated into 21 languages.
Bauer at her best ... the true heir to the great Ruth Rendell Mail on Sunday A new Belinda Bauer always goes straight to the top of my to-be-read pile. She's the most interesting crime writer in England today Val McDermid Belinda Bauer's thrillers are always compelling, always original, always brilliant. I will rush to read anything she writes Mark Billingham Belinda Bauer is one of the best British crime writers out there right now Simon Kernick She writes so beautifully, plots so cleverly and exhibits a razor-sharp understanding of people and places Literary Review
