Gilda O'Neill was born and brought up in the East End and continued to live and write there with her husband and family. She left school at fifteen but returned to education as a mature student. She is the author of eleven novels. She has also had six non-fiction books published including the highly-acclaimed Sunday Times bestsellers, My East End and Our Street. Sadly she died on 24 September 2010 after a short illness.
O'Neill is a contender for Martina Cole's crown with her cockney crime novels * OK! * A gritty portrayal of gangland violence and crime - A compelling and menacing page-turner * Daily Mail * Gritty and menacing * Heat *