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Louise Welsh


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Louise Welsh has published many short stories and articles. For several years she worked as a dealer in second-hand, out-of-print and antiquarian books.

Awards: CWA (2002)  see all

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Literary Fiction
 
Series
Rilke
   1. The Cutting Room (2002)
   2. The Second Cut (2022)
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Novels
   Tamburlaine Must Die (2004)
   The Bullet Trick (2006)
   Naming the Bones (2010)
   The Girl on the Stairs (2012)
   To the Dogs (2024)
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Collections
   Shattered (2009) (with others)
   The Face at the Window (2014)
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Anthologies edited
   Ghost (2015)
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Series contributed to
Ox-Tales
   Ox-Tales:Air (2009) (with others)
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Non fiction show
 
Books containing stories by Louise Welsh
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Bloody Scotland (2017)
New Fiction from Scotland's Best Crime Writers
edited by
James Crawford
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Oxcrimes (2014)
27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters
edited by
Peter Florence

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Awards
2002 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger : The Cutting Room

Award nominations
2022 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : The Second Cut
2016 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Death is a Welcome Guest
2015 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : A Lovely Way to Burn
2015 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Death is a Welcome Guest
2014 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : A Lovely Way to Burn


Louise Welsh recommends
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Crow Moon (2024)
(Martha Strangeways Investigation, book 1)
Suzy Aspley
"Compelling, atmospheric and unsettling, Crow Moon takes readers on a twist turning thrill of a ride - a stylish debut in a series we will all be following!"
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The Girl in the Photo (2022)
(Jensen Thriller, book 2)
Heidi Amsinck
"Compelling, atmosheric, beautifully written."
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Bloody January (2017)
(Harry McCoy, book 1)
Alan Parks
"Bloody and brilliant. This smasher from Alan Parks is a reminder of how dark Glasgow used to be."

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