Leigh Redhead

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Leigh Redhead (born 18 November 1971, in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian mystery writer.

She is best known as the creator of the character Simone Kirsch, a stripper who leaves the sex industry to become a private investigator. Redhead drew upon her own experiences as a stripper in creating the character.

• Sydney Morning Herald's 2005 Best Young Australian Novelists – for Peepshow
• Sydney Morning Herald's 2006 Best Young Australian Novelists – for Rubdown
• Davitt Award 2005 – Readers' Choice for Peepshow
• Davitt Award 2006 – Readers' Choice for Rubdown
• Davitt Award 2008 – Highly Commended for Cherry Pie

• Peepshow (2004)
• Rubdown (2005)
• Cherry Pie (2007)
• Thrill City (2010)

• Five ways with words Sydney Morning Herald (Retrieved 10 October 2007)
• Austlit – Redhead, Leigh

• Simone Kirsch Homepage