Alma Cogan

Gordon Burn (1948-2009) was an English author and journalist born in Newcastle upon Tyne, renowned for blending fiction and non-fiction in explorations of fame, true crime, and contemporary culture. His notable novels include Alma Cogan, winner of the Whitbread First Novel Award, while key non-fiction works encompass Somebody's Husband, Somebody's Son on the Yorkshire Ripper (Edgar Allan Poe Award winner) and Happy Like Murderers on Fred and Rosemary West.