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Marnie Riches

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Marnie Riches grew up on a rough estate in Manchester. She learned her way out of the ghetto, all the way to Cambridge University, where she gained a Masters degree in German & Dutch. She has been a punk, a trainee rock star, a pretend artist, a property developer and professional fundraiser. Previously a children's author, now, she writes gritty, fast-paced crime fiction.

Marnie Riches is the author of the award-winning, best-selling George McKenzie series, starting with "The Girl Who Wouldn't Die", published in the UK by Avon/HarperCollins and special editions by The Word Factor-e in the US. She is also the author of best-selling, critically acclaimed Manchester gangland thrillers, "Born Bad" and "The Cover-Up" as featured in CBS documenta
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Marnie Riches I'm not familiar with your estate, Steve, but the place where I grew up was notorious for gang crime and vandalism - the Fairy Lane Estate, near Stran…moreI'm not familiar with your estate, Steve, but the place where I grew up was notorious for gang crime and vandalism - the Fairy Lane Estate, near Strangeways. It's long gone, now and has been replaced with completely different housing, but although the fabric of the area has changed somewhat (it's even more ethnically diverse now), it's still a very tough and deprived bit of town.(less)
Marnie Riches Writer's block can happen. It happened to me in the midst of a YA novel. I beat the block by switching tack and starting an entirely new project. I be…moreWriter's block can happen. It happened to me in the midst of a YA novel. I beat the block by switching tack and starting an entirely new project. I began a contemporary women's novel and had it finished inside four months. If something won't work, it's not the right time to be writing it. Move on or shelve the section you stalled on!(less)
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Born Bad (Manchester #1)

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