Richard Asplin (born on 28 November 1972 in

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, England) is an English novelist working in the crime and

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genres. His first novel; ''T-Shirt and Genes'' was published by

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, an imprint of

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in 2001. A romantic comedy addressing the perils of applying

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to modern relationships. It was praised by Tony Parsons as being “the funniest

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since The Rachel Papers”. ''T-Shirt and Genes'' was followed by ''Gagged (a thriller with jokes)'' in 2004 which is also published by Arrow Books. In 2009 Asplin's third novel, ''Conman'', was published by UK independent crime specialist No Exit Press. The book was shortlisted for the 2010

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award by the

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. As well as writing, Asplin has performed as a musician, stand-up comedian and worked in marketing. He is married and lives in London.

References

*http://www.beatmagazine.co.uk/richard-asplin-the-interview *http://www.noexit.co.uk/titles.php/itemcode/509 *https://web.archive.org/web/20110928215326/http://www.thecwa.co.uk/daggers/2010/gold.html

External links

Official website

Richard Asplin
on Amazon.co.uk
Author page, UK Publisher (No Exit Press)
1972 births 21st-century English novelists English crime fiction writers Living people Novelists from London English male novelists 21st-century English male writers {{england-novelist-stub