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Ann Cleeves


UK flag (b.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.
 

Awards: Theakston (2023), Agatha (2019), CWA (2017)  see all

Genres: Mystery
 
Series
George and Molly 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. Another Man's Poison (1992)
   6. Sea Fever (1991)
   7. The Mill On The Shore (1994)
   8. High Island Blues (1996)
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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)
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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)
   8.5. Frozen (2020)
   9. The Darkest Evening (2020)
   9.5. The Woman on the Island (2022)
   10. The Rising Tide (2022)
   11. The Dark Wives (2024)
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Shetland
   1. Raven Black (2006)
   2. White Nights (2008)
   3. Red Bones (2009)
   4. Blue Lightning (2010)
   5. Dead Water (2013)
   6. Thin Air (2014)
   Shetland (2015)
   Too Good To Be True (2016)
   7. Cold Earth (2016)
   8. Wild Fire (2018)
   8.5. Missing in the Snow (2023)
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Two Rivers
   1. The Long Call (2019)
   2. The Heron's Cry (2021)
   2.5. The Girls on the Shore (2022)
   3. The Raging Storm (2023)
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Novels
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Collections
   Offshore (2014)
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Anthologies edited
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Series contributed to
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Books containing stories by Ann Cleeves
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Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
edited by
Vaseem Khan

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Awards
2023 Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award
2019 Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel : The Long Call
2017 CWA Diamond Dagger
2006 CWA Gold Dagger : Raven Black

Award nominations
2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Raging Storm
2022 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Heron's Cry
2022 Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Novel (nominee) : The Heron's Cry
2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Long Call
2019 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Wild Fire
2018 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Seagull
2017 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Cold Earth
2016 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Moth Catcher
2015 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Thin Air
2015 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)
2013 McIlvanney Prize (nominee) : Dead Water
2003 CWA Dagger in the Library (shortlist)


Ann Cleeves recommends
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Sharp Glass (2024)
Sarah Hilary
"I've loved Sarah's work from the beginning. She's a brave writer, shifting tone and subject matter, always surprising. Above all, she's a master of her craft. In every book she makes the words sing."
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Death at a Shetland Festival (2024)
(Shetland Mystery, book 12)
Marsali Taylor
"This series is a must-read for anyone who loves the sea, or islands, or joyous, intricate story-telling."
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The Death of Us (2023)
Lori Rader-Day
"I was up until 4:00am finishing The Death of Us. It's bloody brilliant. So sharp and tight and clear. I'm proud to have my name attached to it."

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