Simon Kurt Unsworth
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Simon Kurt Unsworth (born 1972) is a British writer of supernatural fiction. Unsworth was born in Manchester, England. He grew up in Chorlton-cum-Hardy.[1] He was educated at Manchester Grammar School and the University of Dundee where he received a Master of Arts degree in Psychology (Hons).
Unsworth's first novel is called "The Devils Detective" and Unsworth's most recent novel is The Devils Evidence, a horror novel set in Hell.[2] James Lovegrove, in a review for the Financial Times, called the novel "an entertaining Dantean spin on the police procedural...The Devil's Detective is damned good".[2]
Works[]
Books[]
- At Ease with the Dead: New Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre, (with others) Ash-Tree Press, 2007. ASIN B000VGTJ0K.
- Creature Feature (with Guy N. Smith and William Meikle), Ghostwriter Publications, 2009. ISBN 1-907190-07-4.
- The Devil's Detective : A Novel. New York : Doubleday, 2015. ISBN 9780385539340
- The Devil's Evidence : A Novel. New York : Doubleday, 2016. ISBN 9780385539364
Collections[]
- Lost Places. Ash-Tree Press, 2010.
- Quiet Houses. Dark Continents, 2011.
Awards[]
- 2008 - World Fantasy Award nomination for best short story for "The Church on the Island"[3]
References[]
- ^ "Chorlton Book Festival". Libraries. Manchester City Council. Simon Unsworth. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ a b ‘The Devil’s Detective’, by Simon Kurt Unsworth Financial Times, 20 February 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Retrieved 4 February 2011.
External links[]
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