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(b.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.
Genres: Mystery
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)
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)
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)
8. Wild Fire (2018)
Mysteries of Shetland Novels 1-3 (omnibus) (2013)
Shetland (2015)
Too Good To Be True (2016)
Shetland: The Four Seasons: Books 1-4 (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)
8. Wild Fire (2018)
Mysteries of Shetland Novels 1-3 (omnibus) (2013)
Shetland (2015)
Too Good To Be True (2016)
Shetland: The Four Seasons: Books 1-4 (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)
Shetland & Vera Series Collection 14 Books Set (2018)
The Ann Cleeves Collection (2014)
Shetland & Vera Series Collection 14 Books Set (2018)
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."
Shallow End (2017)
(Stonechild and Rouleau Mystery, book 4)
Brenda Chapman
"Great cast of characters and very clever plotting... Altogether a very satisfying mystery!"
Brothers in Blood (2017)
(Zaq & Jags, book 1)
Amer Anwar
"A fine debut novel. With his engaging characters and skilful plotting, Anwar brings a fresh and exciting new voice to the genre."
Splinter in the Blood (2018)
(Carver and Lake, book 1)
Ashley Dyer
"A taut and compelling thriller, as sharp as the thorns that feature in the plot."
Beside the Syrian Sea (2018)
James Wolff
"This important book...brought home to me the complex and shifting situation in the Middle East and the danger of looking for simple responses or explanations. I loved the character of Jonas - the quiet man pushed by his own guilt into becoming a hero."
The Quaker (2018)
(Duncan McCormack, book 1)
Liam McIlvanney
"This is a terrific novel, dark, powerful and beautifully written. I finished it a while ago, but I'm still haunted by the characters and the place."
Red Devil Drive (2018)
(John Q Mystery, book 3)
J M Gulvin
"A subtle sense of place, the clear writing pulls you in right from the start, and its ingenious plot line is both shocking and inevitable."
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