Novelist and former journalist Susie Steiner, best known for writing the Manon Bradshaw detective series, died at 51 from a brain tumour.
Steiner wrote three of DS Bradshaw’s books, including 2016’s Missing, Presumed, which was shortlisted for the Thekston Crime Novel Award and was shortlisted for the Richard and Judy Book Club.
It has sold 250,000 copies in the UK.
Marion Keys, who led the tribute, wrote: “His books were wonderful; Manon Bradshaw was a great character.” Steiner had previously been a journalist for 20 years, writing for The Guardian, Evening Standard, Daily Telegraph and The Times.
In May 2019, she was diagnosed with brain cancer, grade 4 glioblastoma, and her website said she spent most of 2019 undergoing treatment for brain surgery, chemo radiation and six cycles of chemotherapy.
Her debut novel, 2013’s Homecoming, was well received by critics. This was followed by Missing, Presumed, a Sunday Times bestseller and selected as a standout book for The Guardian and the Wall Street Journal.
The sequel, Persons Unknown, the third book in the DC Bradshaw series, and 2020’s Ramen Silent were both long-listed for Theakston’s Prize.