Caroline Carver (author)

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Caroline (CJ) Carver (born in October 1959 in London) is a British author who has lived in the UK and Australia.

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Early life

Caroline Carverwas was born in London, UK in October 1959. Throughout her early years, she worked as a book rep and marketing manager for Transworld Publishers, taking time off to backpack through South-East Asia. Carver has been a travel writer and long-distance rally driver, driving from London to Saigon to Cape Town and covering 14,000 miles on the Inca Trail. Carver is a founding judge of the Women's World Car of The Year Award. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Carver's first novel, Blood Junction, won the CWA Debut Dagger, [4] was shortlisted for the Barry Award, and was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the best mystery books of the year. [5] Spare Me The Truth (published 2016) was nominated for the Ngaio Marsh Award in 2017. Carver lives with her husband near Bath, England.

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References

  1. "CAROLINE CARVER: Adventurer & Writer". shotsmag.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  2. "CJ Carver | Frost Magazine". frostmagazine.com. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  3. Admin, Writing IE (7 December 2017). "My Path to Publication: Know Me Now by CJ Carver". Writing.ie. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. "Winning the Debut Dagger by C J Carver – The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. 3 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  5. "BLOOD JUNCTION by Caroline Carver". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  6. "Blood Junction". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  7. "Dead Heat". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  8. "Black Tide". Goodreads. Retrieved 4 May 2017.