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Ann Cleeves
(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 (2020), CWA (2017) see all
Genres: Mystery
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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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Murder in Harrogate (2024)
Stories inspired by the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
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Ann Cleeves recommends
The Impossible Thing (2025)
Belinda Bauer
"Extraordinary. There's a deceptive simplicity to The Impossible Thing that packs a real punch."
The Day of the Roaring (2025)
Nina Bhadreshwar
"This terrific first novel has everything I love in a crime novel - passion, interesting and rooted characters and a great story."
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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