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Jessica Mann

UK  (1937 - )
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About Jessica Mann
Crime-writer Jessica Mann was born in London, England in 1937. She studied archaeology at Cambridge University and Law at Leicester University.

She is the author of a non-fiction book, Deadlier Than the Male: An Investigation into Feminine Crime Writing, about female crime writers from Agatha Christie and Dorothy L Sayers to Ngaio Marsh. She contributes reviews and feature articles to many newspapers and magazines, is a regular broadcaster on TV and radio and tours regularly promoting her books at events and festivals.

Jessica Mann lives with her husband, an archaeologist, in Cornwall. Her latest book is The Mystery Writer (2006).
 
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The Fifties Mystique
The Fifties Mystique

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Jessica Mann recommends
A Suitable Vengeance
A Suitable Vengeance (1990)
(Inspector Lynley, book 4)
Elizabeth George
"Perceptive of character, inventive of plot and generous with local colour... A very good writer indeed. "
The Habit of Widowhood: And other Murderous Proclivities
The Habit of Widowhood: And other Murderous Proclivities (1996)
Robert Barnard
"Robert Barnard is always original, never repeats himself and has a delectable wit."
A Hero's Daughter
A Hero's Daughter (2003)
Andreï Makine
"[It] carries the unmistakable stamp of historical and human truth ... subtle and powerful."
98 Reasons for Being
98 Reasons for Being (2004)
Clare Dudman
"...interesting elegant tale...in a society poised on the brink of discovering psychiatry, psychology and self-doubt."



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