Ann Cleeves
(1954 - )Ann Cleeves is the author behind ITV’s Vera and BBC One’s Shetland. She has written over thirty novels, and is the creator of detectives Vera Stanhope and Jimmy Perez – characters loved both on screen and in print. Her books have now sold millions of copies worldwide. In 2012 she was inducted into the CWA Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame and is the 2017 recipient of the CWA Diamond Dagger, the highest honour in British crime writing. Ann lives in North Tyneside.
Series
Palmer-Jones
1. A Bird In The Hand (1986)
2. Come Death and High Water (1987)
3. Murder In Paradise (1988)
4. A Prey To Murder (1989)
5. Sea Fever (1991)
6. Another Man's Poison (1992)
7. The Mill On The Shore (1994)
8. High Island Blues (1996)
1. A Bird In The Hand (1986)
2. Come Death and High Water (1987)
3. Murder In Paradise (1988)
4. A Prey To Murder (1989)
5. Sea Fever (1991)
6. Another Man's Poison (1992)
7. The Mill On The Shore (1994)
8. High Island Blues (1996)
Inspector Ramsay
1. A Lesson In Dying (1990)
2. Murder In My Backyard (1991)
3. A Day In The Death Of Dorothea Cassidy (1992)
4. Killjoy (1993)
5. The Healers (1995)
6. The Baby Snatcher (1997)
1. A Lesson In Dying (1990)
2. Murder In My Backyard (1991)
3. A Day In The Death Of Dorothea Cassidy (1992)
4. Killjoy (1993)
5. The Healers (1995)
6. The Baby Snatcher (1997)
Vera Stanhope
1. The Crow Trap (1999)
2. Telling Tales (2005)
3. Hidden Depths (2007)
4. Silent Voices (2011)
5. The Glass Room (2012)
6. Harbour Street (2014)
7. The Moth Catcher (2015)
8. The Seagull (2017)
Vera Stanhope 3 Book Pack (omnibus) (2013)
Vera Stanhope Series Collection 6 Books Set (omnibus) (2016)
1. The Crow Trap (1999)
2. Telling Tales (2005)
3. Hidden Depths (2007)
4. Silent Voices (2011)
5. The Glass Room (2012)
6. Harbour Street (2014)
7. The Moth Catcher (2015)
8. The Seagull (2017)
Vera Stanhope 3 Book Pack (omnibus) (2013)
Vera Stanhope Series Collection 6 Books Set (omnibus) (2016)
Shetland
1. Raven Black (2006)
2. White Nights (2008)
3. Red Bones (2007)
4. Blue Lightning (2010)
5. Dead Water (2013)
6. Thin Air (2014)
7. Cold Earth (2016)
Mysteries of Shetland Novels 1-3 (omnibus) (2013)
Shetland (2015)
Too Good To Be True (2016)
Shetland Series Collection 5 Books Set (omnibus) (2016)
Shetland Series Collection Book 1-7 (omnibus) (2017)
1. Raven Black (2006)
2. White Nights (2008)
3. Red Bones (2007)
4. Blue Lightning (2010)
5. Dead Water (2013)
6. Thin Air (2014)
7. Cold Earth (2016)
Mysteries of Shetland Novels 1-3 (omnibus) (2013)
Shetland (2015)
Too Good To Be True (2016)
Shetland Series Collection 5 Books Set (omnibus) (2016)
Shetland Series Collection Book 1-7 (omnibus) (2017)
Novels
Omnibus
Killer Investigations (2011) (with Chelsea Cain, Linda Castillo, Colin Dexter, David Hewson, Brian McGillloway, Peter Robinson and Minette Walters)
The Ann Cleeves Collection (2014)
The Ann Cleeves Collection (2014)
Collections
Crime Writers: A Decade of Crime (2013) (with Mark Billingham, Harlan Coben, P D James, Val McDermid and Steve Mosby)
Offshore (2014)
Bloody Scotland (2017) (with Lin Anderson, Chris Brookmyre, Doug Johnstone, Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, Peter May, Denise Mina, Craig Robertson and Sara Sheridan)
Offshore (2014)
Bloody Scotland (2017) (with Lin Anderson, Chris Brookmyre, Doug Johnstone, Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, Peter May, Denise Mina, Craig Robertson and Sara Sheridan)
Novellas
Series contributed to
Anthologies edited
M.O. Crimes of Practice (2008) (with Robert Barnard, Martyn Bedford, Martin Edwards, Kate Ellis, Sarah Hilary and Christine Poulson)
The Starlings and Other Stories (2015)
The Starlings and Other Stories (2015)
Non fiction
The Library Book (2012) (with Alan Bennett, Seth Godin, Susan Hill, Tom Holland, Val McDermid, Lucy Mangan, China Miéville, Caitlin Moran, Kate Mosse, Julie Myerson, Bali Rai, Lionel Shriver and Hardeep Kohli Singh)
Awards
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Ann Cleeves recommends
The Cipher Garden (2005) (Lake District Mystery, book 2) Martin Edwards "A beautifully crafted book, and for lovers of the classic whodunnit, there's a delicious twist in the tail." | The Great North Road (2007) Annabel Dore "A gothic, surreal melodrama... perceptive and affectionate." | Witness (2011) Cath Staincliffe "A painfully honest exploration of an ordinary family under stress... A stunning piece of work." | |
Everyone Lies (2013) (DI Kate Simms, book 1) A D Garrett "THRILLER WRITING AT ITS BEST." | Shallow End (2017) (Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery, book 4) Brenda Chapman "Great cast of characters and very clever plotting... Altogether a very satisfying mystery!" | Sweet Little Lies (2017) Caz Frear "An astonishingly confident and individual voice." | |
The Weight of Angels (2017) Catriona McPherson "Quite simply, McPherson is a terrific story teller." |
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