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Sophia Bennett

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Sophia Bennett

Aliases: SJ Bennett
Pen Names: SJ Bennett（Used for the adult mystery series featuring Queen Elizabeth II）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1966-01-01 （Yorkshire）
Nationality
British
Languages
English, Italian
Residence History
Yorkshire → London

Career

Occupations
crime novelist, children's writer
Active Years
2009-2025
Affiliations
City Lit (visiting lecturer), City, University of London (visiting lecturer), Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund
Nominations
Shortlisted for Book Trust Best Book of the Year 2014 (You Don't Know Me), Shortlisted for Oxfordshire Book Award 2015 (The Castle)

Education

London University
Country: United Kingdom
Cambridge University
Modern Italian Literature
Degree: PhD
Country: United Kingdom
PhD in Modern Italian Literature

Awards

Times/Chicken House competition
2009
Work: Threads
Category: Children's Fiction
Organization: Times/Chicken House
Result: Winner
Romantic Novel of the Year
2017
Work: Love Song
Organization: Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Threads

2009 Young adult novel

Love Song

2016 Romance novel

The Windsor Knot

2020 Mystery novel

Features Queen Elizabeth II as a secret detective in a cosy crime novel

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Bibliography

  • Threads
  • Beads
  • Stars
  • The Look
  • You Don't Know Me
  • The Castle
  • Love Song
  • Following Ophelia
  • The Windsor Knot
  • A Three Dog Problem
  • Murder Most Royal
  • A Death in Diamonds
  • The Queen Who Came in from the Cold

Style & Themes

Literary Style
cosy crimeaccessible young adult fiction

Legacy

British author of children's books and crime novels under SJ Bennett, with works translated into over 20 languages.

Trivia

  • Debuted at age 42
  • Novels published in more than 20 languages
  • Created the Prepublished podcast for aspiring writers