Colin Bateman
(1962 - )Colin Bateman was born in Northern Ireland in 1962 and educated at Bangor Grammar School before joining the County Down Spectator, where he became the deputy editor until 1996. In 1990 he received a Journalist's Fellowship to Oxford University for his reports from Uganda and has received a Northern Ireland Press Award for his weekly satirical column. He won the Betty Trask Award in 1994.
Series
Dan Starkey
1. Divorcing Jack (1995)
2. Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men (1996)
3. Turbulent Priests (1999)
4. Shooting Sean (2001)
5. The Horse with My Name (2002)
6. Driving Big Davie (2004)
7. Belfast Confidential (2005)
8. Nine Inches (2011)
9. Fire and Brimstone (2013)
10. The Dead Pass (2014)
1. Divorcing Jack (1995)
2. Of Wee Sweetie Mice and Men (1996)
3. Turbulent Priests (1999)
4. Shooting Sean (2001)
5. The Horse with My Name (2002)
6. Driving Big Davie (2004)
7. Belfast Confidential (2005)
8. Nine Inches (2011)
9. Fire and Brimstone (2013)
10. The Dead Pass (2014)
Reservoir Pups
1. Running with the Reservoir Pups (2003)
aka Reservoir Pups
2. Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett (2004)
1. Running with the Reservoir Pups (2003)
aka Reservoir Pups
2. Bring Me the Head of Oliver Plunkett (2004)
Mystery Man
1. Mystery Man (2009)
2. The Day of the Jack Russell (2009)
3. Dr. Yes (2010)
4. The Prisoner of Brenda (2012)
1. Mystery Man (2009)
2. The Day of the Jack Russell (2009)
3. Dr. Yes (2010)
4. The Prisoner of Brenda (2012)
Papercuts
1. The Dead and the Quick (2016)
2. The Return of the Native (2016)
3. Mr Turner's Prize (2016)
4. Hong Kong Phooey (2016)
5. The Good, The Bad and the Quite Ugly (2016)
6. The Eagle Has Crash Landed (2016)
7. The Next to Last of the Mohicans (2016)
8. Dog Day Mid-Afternoon (2016)
Papercuts (2016)
1. The Dead and the Quick (2016)
2. The Return of the Native (2016)
3. Mr Turner's Prize (2016)
4. Hong Kong Phooey (2016)
5. The Good, The Bad and the Quite Ugly (2016)
6. The Eagle Has Crash Landed (2016)
7. The Next to Last of the Mohicans (2016)
8. Dog Day Mid-Afternoon (2016)
Papercuts (2016)
Novels
Cycle of Violence (1995)
aka Crossmaheart
Best in the Business (1997)
Empire State (1997)
Maid of the Mist (1999)
Wild About Harry (2000)
Mohammed Maguire (2001)
Chapter and Verse (2003)
The Seagulls Have Landed (2005)
I Predict a Riot (2007)
Orpheus Rising (2008)
aka Crossmaheart
Best in the Business (1997)
Empire State (1997)
Maid of the Mist (1999)
Wild About Harry (2000)
Mohammed Maguire (2001)
Chapter and Verse (2003)
The Seagulls Have Landed (2005)
I Predict a Riot (2007)
Orpheus Rising (2008)
Collections
Colin Bateman recommends
 Single Obsession (2001) Des Ekin "A born storyteller... keeps twisting the knife." | London Irish (2002) Zane Radcliffe "Very fresh, very funny. I laughed until I stopped." | The Good Thief's Guide to Venice (2011) (Charlie Howard, book 4) Chris Ewan "Kicks against the cliches... and adds some wit and balls to [the] genre." |
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