Judith Cutler
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Judith Cutler is a writer of crime fiction
whose novels are mostly in three series: ten in the series about amateur sleuth and lecturer Sophie Rivers; six about Detective Sergeant Kate Power; plus a forthcoming series with Caffy Tyler. Most are set in the present day, in or around Birmingham
.
, Cutler later moved to the Birmingham suburb of Harborne
.
She started writing while at Oldbury Grammar School, winning the Critical Quarterly
Short Story prize. She read English at university, but wrote nothing more until in her thirties. While suffering from chickenpox
, she started her first, unpublished, novel. Two further unpublished works followed.
She taught English at a Further Education College in Birmingham, but quit after the publication of her first novel, and moved to the suburb of Kings Heath
.
For many years she was a trustee of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
's Benevolent Fund and on the Committee of Birmingham Chamber Music Society. Her partner is Keith Miles
.
, Bella
magazine and others.
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
whose novels are mostly in three series: ten in the series about amateur sleuth and lecturer Sophie Rivers; six about Detective Sergeant Kate Power; plus a forthcoming series with Caffy Tyler. Most are set in the present day, in or around Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
.
Biography
Born in 1946 in the Black CountryBlack Country
The Black Country is a loosely defined area of the English West Midlands conurbation, to the north and west of Birmingham, and to the south and east of Wolverhampton. During the industrial revolution in the 19th century this area had become one of the most intensely industrialised in the nation...
, Cutler later moved to the Birmingham suburb of Harborne
Harborne
Harborne is an area three miles southwest from Birmingham city centre, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston.- Geography :...
.
She started writing while at Oldbury Grammar School, winning the Critical Quarterly
Critical Quarterly
Critical Quarterly is a peer-reviewed academic journal in the humanities published by Wiley-Blackwell. The editor-in-chief is Colin MacCabe.-Early Years:Critical Quarterly was established in 1958 by its first editors C.B. Cox and A.E. Dyson...
Short Story prize. She read English at university, but wrote nothing more until in her thirties. While suffering from chickenpox
Chickenpox
Chickenpox or chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus . It usually starts with vesicular skin rash mainly on the body and head rather than at the periphery and becomes itchy, raw pockmarks, which mostly heal without scarring...
, she started her first, unpublished, novel. Two further unpublished works followed.
She taught English at a Further Education College in Birmingham, but quit after the publication of her first novel, and moved to the suburb of Kings Heath
Kings Heath
Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, five miles south of the city centre. It is the next suburb south from Moseley on the Alcester Road.-History:...
.
For many years she was a trustee of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra is a British orchestra based in Birmingham, England. The Orchestra's current chief executive, appointed in 1999, is Stephen Maddock...
's Benevolent Fund and on the Committee of Birmingham Chamber Music Society. Her partner is Keith Miles
Keith Miles
Keith Miles is a writer of historical fiction and mystery novels. He has also written children's books, radio and television dramas and stage plays. He is best known under the pseudonym Edward Marston, and has also written as Martin Inigo and Conrad Allen.-Career:Miles was born and educated in...
.
Sophie Rivers
- Dying Fall (1995)
- Dying On Principle (1996)
- Dying To Write (1997)
- Dying For Millions (1997)
- Dying For Power (1998)
- Dying To Score (1999)
- Dying By Degrees (2000)
- Dying By The Book (2001)
- Dying in Discord (2002)
- Dying to Deceive 2003
Kate Power
- Power On Her Own (1998)
- Staying Power (1999)
- Power Games (2000)
- Will Power (2001)
- Hidden Power (2002)
- Power Shift (2003)
Short stories
Cutler has also written several successful short stories, for Radio 4BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
, Bella
Bella (magazine)
Bella is a weekly magazine aimed at women, currently published in the United Kingdom by H Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of the German-owned family business, the Bauer Group. A new issue is published every Tuesday. It was the first magazine published in the UK by Bauer and continues to be one...
magazine and others.