Leigh Redhead

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Leigh Redhead

Born	(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	Australian
Period	2004 - Present
Genres	Suspense, Detective
www.leighredhead.com

Leigh Redhead, born 18 November 1971, in Adelaide, South Australia is an Australian mystery writer.

She is best known as the creator of the character Simone Kirsch, a stripper who leaves the sex industry to become a private investigator. Redhead drew upon her own experiences as a stripper in creating the character.

Awards

Sydney Morning Herald's 2005 Best Young Australian Novelists - for Peepshow^[1]
Sydney Morning Herald's 2006 Best Young Australian Novelists - for Rubdown
Davitt Award 2005 - Readers' Choice for Peepshow
Davitt Award 2006 - Readers' Choice for Rubdown
Davitt Award 2008 - Highly Commended for Cherry Pie

Bibliography

Peepshow (2004)
Rubdown (2005)
Cherry Pie (2007)
Thrill City anticipated release date 1 June 2010

Notes

↑ "Five ways with words". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 2007-10-10.

References

Five ways with words Sydney Morning Herald (Retrieved 10 October 2007)
Austlit - Redhead, Leigh

External links

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Name	Redhead, Leigh
Alternative names
Short description	Australian writer
Date of birth	18 November 1971
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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