Stephen Booth (writer)
Stephen Booth is an English crime-writer. He is the author of the Derbyshire-set Cooper and Fry series.Booth was born in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Jim and Edna Booth. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Blackpool. He attended Arnold School in the town. He currently lives with his wife Lesley in Nottinghamshire.Career
For over 27 years, he was a journalist for various newspapers and magazines including the Wilmslow Advertiser, Huddersfield Examiner, and the Worksop Guardian. He also worked as a sub-editor for the Daily Express and The Guardian. In 2001 he gave this up to be a full-time novelist.Awards and nominations
