Belinda Bauer (author)
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Belinda Bauer is a British
writer of crime novels. She grew up in England
and South Africa
, and her debut novel Blacklands earned her the British Crime Writers' Association
's Gold Dagger
award for the best crime novel of 2010. Blacklands as well as her her next novel Darkside (2011) are set in a small village in Wales. Both have been translated into several languages.
Bauer is a former a former journalist and screenwriter, having won the Carl Foreman BAFTA
for her screenplay The Locker Room.
United Kingdom
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writer of crime novels. She grew up in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, and her debut novel Blacklands earned her the British Crime Writers' Association
Crime Writers' Association
The Crime Writers Association is a writers' association in the United Kingdom. Founded by John Creasey in 1953, it is currently chaired by Peter James and claims 450+ members....
's Gold Dagger
Gold Dagger
The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year.For its first five years, the organization's top honor was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award....
award for the best crime novel of 2010. Blacklands as well as her her next novel Darkside (2011) are set in a small village in Wales. Both have been translated into several languages.
Bauer is a former a former journalist and screenwriter, having won the Carl Foreman BAFTA
British Academy Film Awards
The British Academy Film Awards are presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . It is the British counterpart of the Oscars. As of 2008, it has taken place in the Royal Opera House, having taken over from the flagship Odeon cinema on Leicester Square...
for her screenplay The Locker Room.