Weirdo by Cathi Unsworth

Weirdo by Cathi Unsworth

Named one of the Best Crime Books of the Year by the Guardian , Weirdois an atmospheric thriller about a teenage girl convicted of murder in a 1980s seaside town and the private investigator who reopens the case to discover that she may not have acted alone ...

Corinne Woodrow was fifteen when she was convicted of the ritualistic murder of her classmate in a quaint seaside town. It was 1984, a year when teenagers ran wild, dressed in black, stayed out all night, and listened to music that terrified their parents. Rumours of Satanism surrounded Corinne and she was locked up indefinitely, a chilling reminder to the parents of Ernemouth to keep a watchful eye on their children.

Twenty years later, private investigator Sean Ward -- whose promising career as a detective with the Metropolitan Police was cut short by a teenager with a gun -- reopens the case after new forensic evidence suggests that Corinne didn't act alone. His investigation uncovers a town full of secrets, and a community that has always looked after its own.

Cathi Unsworth began her journalistic career at 19 while still studying at the London College of Fashion. Headhunted by Melody Maker, she worked there as a freelance feature writer/reviewer for several years before joining Bizarre magazine. Her writing is inspired by the late Derek Raymond, whom she interviewed for Melody Maker and who encouraged her to follow the crime-writing path. She is the editor of London Noir, a collection of London crime stories published by Serpent's Tail. Her previous novels are The Not Knowing and The Singer.

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ISBN 13	9781770893870
ISBN 10	1770893873
Title	Weirdo
Author	Cathi Unsworth
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	House of Anansi Press Ltd ,Canada
Year published	2014-08-28
Number of pages	416
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