{"name": "Murder Squad", "key": "/authors/OL7342185A", "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "photos": [15145387], "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "The \"Murder Squad\" is a collective of six British crime writers from the North of England, founded by <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL19458A\" target=\"_blank\">Margaret Murphy</a>. The core members are <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL338750A\" target=\"_blank\">Ann Cleeves</a>, <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL229332A\" target=\"_blank\">Martin Edwards</a>, <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL20197A\" target=\"_blank\">Kate Ellis</a>, Margaret Murphy, <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2643904A\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Simms</a>, and <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2775019A\" target=\"_blank\">Cath Staincliffe</a>. Former members include <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2666908A\" target=\"_blank\">John Baker</a>, <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL343613A\" target=\"_blank\">Chaz Brenchley</a>, and <a href=\"https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2822348A\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Pawson</a>."}, "birth_date": "2000", "alternate_names": ["Murder Squad (Writers' Group)", "Ann Cleeves", "Martin Edwards", "Kate Ellis", "Margaret Murphy", "Chris Simms", "Cath Staincliffe", "John Baker", "Chaz Brenchley", "Stuart Pawson"], "remote_ids": {"storygraph": "3b0cb335-be61-4e3c-a6d1-8ad12a3ba974", "lc_naf": "no2015124654", "viaf": "183144647700753000031"}, "links": [{"title": "Murder Squad - Website", "url": "https://murdersquad.co.uk/", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}, {"title": "25 Years of the Murder Squad: The Best Ten Mystery Books - Murder & Mayhem", "url": "https://murder-mayhem.com/25-years-of-the-murder-squad-best-books", "type": {"key": "/type/link"}}], "latest_revision": 4, "revision": 4, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2016-10-14T18:41:22.570816"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-12-07T19:06:00.021937"}}