Daphne Wright
Daphne Wright (born May 19, 1951 in Kensington , London ), better known under her pseudonym Natasha Cooper , is a British crime writer .
Life
Wright was born the second of five children into an academic family. She wanted to become a writer at an early age, but that seemed impossible because of her dyslexia . Even so, her grandmother, Catherine Wright, encouraged her to pursue this career.
After finishing school, Wright began working in publishing. As a young editor, she won the Tony Godwin Memorial Trust Award . After ten years in publishing, Wright decided to devote himself to writing. She started with some historical novels. While working on her front row with civil servant and novelist Willow King, where she used the pseudonym Natasha Cooper, Wright found her real genre: the crime thriller. Her second series was about the ambitious lawyer Trish Maguire, who, driven by her social conscience, also interferes in matters that are actually outside of her professional activity. The third series is about forensic psychologist Karen Taylor.
Wright also writes book reviews for The Times , The Times Literary Supplement, and The Globe and Mail . She also has a column in Crime Time magazine . In 2007 she was jointly responsible for the implementation of the Harrogate Crime Writing festival .
Works (selection)
- Distant Kingdom (1987)
- The Longest Winter (1989)
- Parrot Cage (1990)
- Never Such Innocence (1991)
- Dreams of Another Day (1992)
- The Tightrope Walkers (1993)
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as Kate Hatfield
- Drowning in Honey (1995)
- Angels Alone (1996)
- Marsh Light (1997)
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as Clare Layton
- Those Whom the Gods Love (2001)
- Clutch of Phantoms (2007)
Willow King range
as Natasha Cooper
- Festering Lilies (1990)
- Poison Flowers (1991)
- Bloody Roses (1992)
- Bitter Herbs (1994)
- Rotten Apples (1995)
- Fruiting Bodies (1996)
- Sour Grapes (1997)
Trish Maguire series
as Natasha Cooper
- Creeping Ivy (1998)
- Fault Lines (1999)
- Prey to All (2000)
- Out of the Dark (2002)
- A Place of Safety (2003)
- Keep Me Alive (2004)
- Gagged and Bound (2005)
- A Greater Evil (2007)
- A Poisoned Mind (2008)
Karen Taylor series
as Natasha Cooper
- No Escape (2009; German Inexorably is death , 2010)
- Life Blood (2010)
- Face of the Devil (2011)
more books
- No More Victims (2008)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Interview with Daphne Wright (2009, English)
- Summaries of some books by Wright (English)
swell
- Natasha Cooper: about Natasha. 2007, accessed on August 21, 2011 .
- Natasha Cooper. Euro Crime, June 21, 2009, archived from the original on March 19, 2012 ; accessed on August 21, 2011 .
- Cooper, Natasha. Gregory & Company, accessed August 21, 2011 .
Individual evidence
- ^ The Writers Directory 2011 . St. James Press, Detroit 2011, ISBN 978-1-55862-756-7 (cited from here [accessed September 2, 2012]).
- ^ A b Books by Clare Layton. amazon.com , accessed August 21, 2011 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wright, Daphne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cooper, Natasha |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British crime writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 19, 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |