Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico
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Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico (b. 4 July 1940) is a British lawyer and crime fiction writer. She is the daughter of George Edric Neel and Mary Isabel Budge. She was educated at South Hampstead High School
, Hampstead, London, England and graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honours, Law.
She started to work as a practising solicitor in 1965. She married James Lionel Cohen, son of Dr. Richard Henry Lionel Cohen, on 18 December 1971. She was Governor of the BBC
between 1994 and 1999. She was created Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster (U.K. Life peer
) on 3 May 2000 and sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords
.
As Janet Neel and Janet Cohen she is the author of crime fiction novels.
South Hampstead High School
South Hampstead High School is an all-girls independent day school situated in Hampstead, north-west London. The school was founded and is still supported by The Girls' Day School Trust . The school operates over two sites, the Senior school and Junior school which are run as a single unit with...
, Hampstead, London, England and graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge University in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Honours, Law.
She started to work as a practising solicitor in 1965. She married James Lionel Cohen, son of Dr. Richard Henry Lionel Cohen, on 18 December 1971. She was Governor of the BBC
BBC
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between 1994 and 1999. She was created Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, of Pimlico in the City of Westminster (U.K. Life peer
Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as...
) on 3 May 2000 and sits as a Labour peer in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
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As Janet Neel and Janet Cohen she is the author of crime fiction novels.
Francesca Wilson and John McLeish series
- Death's Bright Angel (1988)
- Death on Site (1989)
- Death of a Partner (1991), shortlisted for Gold DaggerGold DaggerThe Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
Award - Death Among the Dons (1993), shortlisted for Gold DaggerGold DaggerThe Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
Award - A Timely Death (1996)
- To Die For (1998)
- O Gentle Death (2000)
Other novels
- The Highest Bidder (1992); writing as Janet Cohen
- Children of a Harsh Winter (1995); writing as Janet Cohen
- Ticket to Ride (2005)