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Anne Cassidy


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Anne Cassidy was born in London in 1952, and worked for some years as a teacher, before becoming a full-time writer. She specializes in crime stories and thrillers for teenagers, and has written a series of East End Murder books.

Her books also include Missing Judy (2002), the story of Kim, whose sister Judy has been missing for six years, and Looking for JJ (2004). JJ is Jennifer Jones, a girl who is released after serving a sentence for manslaughter for a crime she committed when she was ten years old. This book was shortlisted for the 2004 Whitbread Children's Book Award and won the Booktrust Teenage Prize.

Two of her most recent books are Innocent (2006) and The Story of my Life (2007), the story of Kevin, a teenage boy who is drawn into crime.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
 
Series
East End Murders
   1. A Family Affair (1995)
   2. End of the Line (1996)
   3. No Through Road (1996)
   4. Accidental Death (1996)
   5. Brotherly Love (1997)
   6. Death By Drowning (1998)
   7. Killing Time (1999)
   8. Dead Quiet (2000)
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Wizard Wizzle
   Wizard Balloon (2008)
   Wizard Gold (2008)
   Wizard Wig (2008)
   Wizard Woof (2008)
   Wizard Prince (2011)
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Murder Notebooks
   1. Dead Time (2012)
   2. Killing Rachel (2013)
   3. Butterfly Grave (2013)
   4. Dead and Buried (2014)
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No Shame
   No Virgin (2016)
   No Shame (2017)
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Novels
   Big Girls' Shoes (1990)
   Good Days, Bad Days (1993)
   In Real Life (1993)
   Driven to Death (1994)
   Talking to Strangers (1994)
   The Hidden Child (1997)
   Tough Love (2001)
   Missing Judy (2002)
   Love Letters (2003)
   Blood Money (2003)
   Sammy and the Starman (2005)
   Birthday Blues (2005)
   The Story of My Life (2006)
   Innocent (2006)
   The Bone Room (2007)
   Careless (2007)
   Forget Me Not (2008)
   Just Jealous (2009)
   The Dead House (2009)
   Getting Away with it (2009)
   Guilt Trip (2010)
   Heart Burn (2011)
   Moth Girls (2015)
   Thicker Than Water (2016)
   The Drowning Day (2022)
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