The author was known for her many works and serving as the inspiration for Peter Jackson's Heavenly Creatures Brenton Blanchet is an Associate Editor on PEOPLE's TV team. He has been working at PEOPLE ...

London-born crime author Anne Perry, who was jailed as a teenager for murdering her friend’s mother, has died at the age of 84, her agent has confirmed. A statement from Ki Agency said: “Anne was a ...

The London-born author was sentenced to five years in prison for her part in the 1954 murder of her best friend's mother Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Late crime novelist Anne Perry, dubbed the "queen ...

She was well into her career as a prolific author of historical crime fiction when a murderous past was publicly revealed and dramatized in a 1994 movie. By Anita Gates Marilyn Stasio’s Crime column ...

Anne Perry, the prolific London-born author of historical and socially conscious crime fiction who in her teens served five years in prison for murder, a sordid past that came to wide attention with ...

Anne Perry, the best-selling crime novelist known for her Thomas Pitt and William Monk detective series and for her own murderous past that inspired the movie “Heavenly Creatures,” has died at age 84.