Cathi Unsworth (born 11 June 1968) is an English writer and music journalist. She has written for magazines including ''

Melody Maker ''Melody Maker'' was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. In January 2001, it was merged into "long-standing rival" (and IPC Media sister publicatio ...

, Dazed & Confused'' and '' Bizarre,'' and has released several novels.

Biography

Unsworth was born on 11 June 1968. She studied at the London College of Fashion and was headhunted by ''

.'' After working for other magazines, including ''Purr'', '' Sounds'' and '' Bizarre'', she began writing novels. Her writing is heavily influenced by the late Derek Raymond. Her novels first novels were released by

Serpent's Tail Serpent's Tail is London-based independent publishing firm founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton. It specialises in publishing work in translation, particularly European crime fiction. In January 2007, it was bought by a British publisher Profile Book ...

. These were an expose of the psychopaths of the London media world titled ''The Not Knowing,'' in 2005, and ''The Singer,'' about the punk music industry, in 2007. She also edited its ''London Noir'' anthology in 2006. Unsworth's 2009 novel ''Bad Penny Blues'' was a historical novel following the murders of London prostitutes between 1959-1965 by a killer dubbed "Jack The Stripper" by the media, which remain unsolved. Unsworth published seaside noir novel ''Weirdo,'' about the horrors of teenage friendship, in 2012, followed by ''Without the Moon'' in 2015. Her book ''Season of the Witch: The Book of

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'' published in 2023, is about the music genre and the subculture that grew out of it. ''

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s Victoria Segal praised it, saying, it was a "superb history of the dark and all its risings" and adding that "it's as monumental as its subject, a real temple of love". Unsworth has also contributed the short story ''Sheena Is A Punk Rocker'' to the anthology ''Punk Fiction'' which was sold to fundraise for the Teenage Cancer Charity Trust.

Works

Novels

*''The Not Knowing'' (2005) *''The Singer'' (2007) *''Bad Penny Blues'' (2009) *''Weirdo'' (2012) *''Without the Moon'' (2015) *''That Old Black Magic'' (2018)

Books

*''Season of the Witch: The Book of

''. Nine Eight Books. (2023)

Short story collections

*''London Noir: Capital Crime Fiction'' (2006) (as editor)

Other

*'' Man of Violence'' An essay for the sleeve notes for the DVD release from the BFI Flipside range. *'' That Kind of Girl'' The sleeve notes for the DVD release from the BFI Flipside range. * Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story * The 32-page booklet accompanying the 2023 deluxe reissue of ''A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window'' by

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References

External links

Cathi Unsworth's personal website

Serpent's Tail page
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