Cathi Unsworth is an English writer and journalist. After working for Melody Maker and Bizarre, she began writing novels, with The Not Knowing in 2005 and The Singer in 2007, on Serpent's Tail. She also edited its London Noir anthology in 2006. Her writing is heavily influenced by the late Derek Raymond . She lives in London, where she still works as a journalist, including for Dazed & Confused. Works Novels The Not Knowing (2005) The Singer (2007) Bad Penny Blues (2009) Weirdo (2012) Without the Moon (2015) That Old Black Magic (2018) Short story collections London Noir: Capital Crime Fiction (2006) (as editor) Other Man of Violence An essay for the sleeve notes for the DVD release from the BFI Flipside range. That Kind of Girl The sleeve notes for the DVD release from the BFI Flipside range. External links Cathi Unsworth's personal website Serpent's Tail page 3:AM interview English women journalists English women novelists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) English short story writers British women short story writers 21st-century English women writers 21st-century British short story writers English women non-fiction writers