Karen Campbell
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Karen Campbell is a Scottish
writer of contemporary fiction. Her three novels so far are police procedurals
, set in Glasgow
, featuring Sgt. Anna Cameron and Cath and Jamie Worth. Her fourth novel, due to be published in 2013, breaks away from the crime series.
. Both her mother and father worked in Strathclyde Police
, and following a degree at Glasgow University, she also joined the police, where she met her husband.
Karen studied for the Creative Writing Masters degree at Glasgow University. She is a vegetarian and lives in Glasgow with her husband and two daughters.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
writer of contemporary fiction. Her three novels so far are police procedurals
Police procedural
The police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly depict the activities of a police force as they investigate crimes. While traditional detective novels usually concentrate on a single crime, police procedurals frequently depict investigations into several...
, set in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, featuring Sgt. Anna Cameron and Cath and Jamie Worth. Her fourth novel, due to be published in 2013, breaks away from the crime series.
Background
Karen Campbell was born in Paisley and brought up in GlasgowGlasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. Both her mother and father worked in Strathclyde Police
Strathclyde Police
Strathclyde Police is the territorial police force responsible for the Scottish council areas of Argyll and Bute, City of Glasgow, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Renfrewshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire and West...
, and following a degree at Glasgow University, she also joined the police, where she met her husband.
Karen studied for the Creative Writing Masters degree at Glasgow University. She is a vegetarian and lives in Glasgow with her husband and two daughters.