Liza Cody (born 11 April 1944, in London) is an English crime fiction writer. She is the author of 16 novels (so far) and many short stories. Her Anna Lee series introduced the professional female private detective to mystery fiction. The entire Anna Lee series was adapted for television and broadcast in both the U.K. and the U.S. Cody is also the author of the ground-breaking Bucket Nut Trilogy featuring professional wrestler Eva Wylie, as well as the stand-alone novels Rift, Gimme More, Ballad of a Dead Nobody, Miss Terry, and Gift or Theft. Gimme More and Ballad of a Dead Nobody reflect the author's interest and experience in the world of music and musicians. Miss Terry is a thriller dealing with issues about the children of immigrant families in modern Britain. Gift or Theft is her take on the Gothic novel. Cody has also written a two-book series about a homeless woman: Lady Bag and Crocodiles and Good Intentions: further adventures of Lady Bag. Cody's novels have been widely translated and remain in print. Cody's short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines. A widely praised collection of her first seventeen was published as Lucky Dip and other stories in 2003, reprinted in 2016. Her stories since then were published as My People and other crime stories in 2021 Most of Cody's work is set in London. Her career before she began writing was mostly in the visual arts and included a stint as a hair inserter and colouring artiste at Madame Tussaud's waxwork museum. Currently, she lives in Bath, England. Cody's website, LizaCody.com, includes more information about her work as well as pictures and a blog. She is also a founder member of a small NGO in the Busiiro region of Uganda whose mission is to keep young girls in education instead of early marriage and prostitution. Find out more and maybe donate by going to Femlead.org. Awards and honours Awards include the John Creasey Memorial Prize and the CWA Silver Dagger in the UK as well as an Anthony Award in the U.S. and a Marlowe in Germany. She has twice been nominated for the MWA's Edgars. Books The Anna Lee series Dupe (1980) Bad Company (1982) Stalker (1983) Head Case (1985) Under Contract (1986) Backhand (1991) The Eva Wylie series Bucket Nut (1992) Monkey Wrench (1994) Musclebound (1997) The Lady Bag books Lady Bag (2013)