About
A journalist and the author of the the Loretta Lawson crime novel series.
Before fame
She worked in a local Manchester radio station and then the Sunday Times newspaper.
Trivia
A prominent critic of modern popular culture, she spent 10 years without a TV in her house.
Family life
She was married to journalist Francis Wheeler for 8 years.
Associated with
She signed on to an open letter opposing Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the UK.
