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Paul Finch

(b.1964)

Paul Finch is a former cop and journalist, now turned full-time writer. He cut his literary teeth penning episodes of the British crime drama, The Bill, and has written extensively in the field of film, audio drama and children's animation. He is also well known for his work in the thriller and horror fields.

Paul is a two-times winner of the British Fantasy Award and a one-time winner of the International Horror Guild Award. Paul has also written scripts for several movies. The most recent, The Devil's Rock. Paul lives in Lancashire, with his wife Catherine and his children, Eleanor and Harry.

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction

New Books

May 2023

The Other Side of Never

Series

DS Heckenburg
   1. Stalkers (2013)
   2. Sacrifice (2013)
   3. The Killing Club (2014)
   4. Dead Man Walking (2014)
   5. Hunted (2015)
   6. Ashes to Ashes (2017)
   7. Kiss of Death (2018)
   A Wanted Man (2015)

Dark Winter Tales
   Children Don't Play Here Anymore (2016)
   God's Fist (2016)
   Hag Fold (2016)
   The Incident at North Shore (2016)
   Those They Left Behind (2016)
   Tok (2016)
   What's Behind You (2016)

Lucy Clayburn
   1. Strangers (2016)
   2. Shadows (2017)
   3. Stolen (2019)

Novels

   Cape Wrath (2002)
   Stains (2007)
   Groaning Shadows (2009)
   Sparrowhawk (2010)
   One Eye Open (2020)
   Never Seen Again (2022)

Omnibus

Best of British Crime 3 E-Book Bundle (2013) (with Mark Sennen and Neil White)
The Dead Time (2021)

Collections

   The Shadows Beneath (1993)
   After Shocks (2001)
   The Extremist and Other Tales of Conflict (2004)
   One Monster Is Not Enough (2010)
   Medi-Evil 1 (2011)
   Medi-Evil 2 (2011)
   Medi-Evil 3 (2011)
   Death Rattles (2011) (with Gary McMahon)
   Enemies at the Door (2012)
   The Perfect Murder (2013) (with Laurence O'Bryan, Jacqui Rose, Michael Russell, Mark Sennen and Luca Veste)
   Don't Read Alone (2013)
   In a Deep, Dark December (2014)
   Cape Wrath and The Hellion (2015)
   Major Craddock Investigates (2015)
   The Christmas You Deserve (2020)
   The Other Side of Never (2023) (with Guy Adams, A K Benedict, Edward Cox, A J Elwood, Genevieve Gornichec, Muriel Gray, Alison Littlewood, Kirsty Logan, Seanan McGuire, Gama Ray Martinez, Laura Mauro, Premee Mohamed, Claire North, Laura Purcell, Cavan Scott, Priya Sharma, Robert Shearman, Anna Smith-Spark, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Lavie Tidhar, Catriona Ward, A C Wise and Rio Youers)

Novellas

   The Chase (2014)
   Death's Door (2018)
   Season of Mist (2019)

Series contributed to

Tomes of the Dead
Stronghold (2010)

Doctor Who : Eleventh Doctor
Hunter's Moon (2011)
Tales of Trenzalore (2014) (with George Mann, Mark Morris and Justin Richards)

Malory's Knights of Albion
3. Dark North (2012)

Best of Tomes of the Dead (with Matthew Sprange and Toby Venables)
3. The Secret Zombie History of the World (omnibus) (2013)

Anthologies edited

Short stories

Ordeals Inc. (1999)

British Fantasy Society (nominee)

Awards

	British Fantasy Society Best Short Story nominee (1999) : Ordeals Inc.
	British Fantasy Society Best Collection winner (2002) : After Shocks

Paul Finch recommends

Follow Me (2015)
(Social Media Murders, book 1)
Angela Clarke
"A fascinating murder mystery and a dark, ironic commentary on modern social media."

The Blood Strand (2016)
(Faroes, book 1)
Chris Ould
"A tense crime thriller woven around a captivating family mystery. Super characters and authentic dialogue. Detective Reyna will run and run."

Obsession (2017)
Amanda Robson
"A compelling psychosexual thriller, with some very dark undertones. Thoroughly intriguing. Amanda Robson is a new name to look out for in dark and disturbing fiction. High quality domestic noir."

99 Red Balloons (2017)
Elisabeth Carpenter
"An intense domestic thriller, twists and turns galore, and a host of family secrets. An absorbing read."

Turn a Blind Eye (2018)
(D.I. Maya Rahman, book 1)
Vicky Newham
"A remarkable portrayal of a crime investigation in modern, multi-cultural Britain."

Do No Harm (2018)
L V Hay
"Prepare to be seriously disturbed."

The Hangman's Hold (2018)
(DCI Matilda Darke, book 4)
Michael Wood
"Tightly delivered and played at exhilarating pace."

The Burning House (2018)
Neil Spring
"A tense supernatural page-turner, loaded with atmospheric dread. Perfect for those long autumn nights."

The Penny Black (2020)
(Ben Braken, book 3)
Rob Parker
"An exciting New voice in British thriller writing."

Perfect Kill (2020)
(DI Callanach, book 6)
Helen Fields
"Read it in two sittings. I literally had no choice. A fast and enthralling thriller, pitting a new, very human hero against one of the scariest psychos I've yet encountered in crime fiction."

Right to Kill (2021)
(Joe Romano, book 1)
John Barlow
"Yorkshire Noir at its most authentic. A gritty, uncompromising thriller, but written from the heart."

The Rule (2021)
David Jackson
"I really enjoyed The Rule. Jackson doesn't do cosy thrillers. There is dark, ultra dark, and then there is The Rule. You've been warned."

A Murder of Lies (2023)
(DCI Garrick Crime Thriller, book 7)
M G Cole
"Dark, grim, tense. A compelling new voice."

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