Cathi Unsworth began her journalistic career at 19 while still studying at the LondonCollege of Fashion. Headhunted by Melody Maker, she worked there as a freelancefeature writer/reviewer for several years before joining Bizarre magazine. Her own writing isinspired by the late Derek Raymond, whom she met when she interviewed him for MelodyMaker and who encouraged her to follow the crime-writing path. She is the editor ofLondon Noir, a collection of London crime stories published by Serpent's Tail.