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Heather Burnside

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Heather Burnside is a Manchester based author whose novels are set in her home city. She has published fifteen gritty urban crime novels to date most of which have become Amazon Category Bestsellers.

More recently Heather has written two psychological thrillers, which will be published in 2026. She is currently working on her third psychological thriller.

Before writing novels, Heather completed a creative writing course. During that time, she had various articles published in well-known UK magazines and went on to run a writing services business.

Her novels include: The Riverhill Trilogy, The Manchester Trilogy, The Working Girls Series of five novels, and four standalone novels.

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Heather Burnside Sorry but I don't do horror stories. :)…moreSorry but I don't do horror stories. :)(less)
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Vengeance Publication Day

It’s publication day for Vengeance, my FIFTEENTH gangland crime novel and, I’m afraid, my last one for a while as I’m currently working on my first psychological thriller. Copies are available today in digital, paperback and audio format at: https://amzn.to/3v7u8lO.

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“She presumed they thought they'd end up with their father, and she didn't have the heart to tell them otherwise. She vowed to herself that she would do so soon; it was only fair that they were forewarned. But it never seemed to be the right time to tell her girls that, not only were they going to lose their mother, but their father had rejected them too”
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“That's where you're wrong, Sophie. Everybody needs family, real family, and nobody else can take their place”
Heather Burnside, Sapphire

“Prejudice didn't just occur amongst the middle classes; it was rife among the working classes too. Her old world had abandoned her and the new one wouldn't accept her. Loretta was stuck in the middle, in some kind of societal limbo where she no longer fitted into either group”
Heather Burnside, Amber

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