Stuart Neville

Ireland (b.1972)

aka Haylen Beck

Stuart Neville has been a musician, a composer, a teacher, a salesman, a film extra, a baker and a hand double for a well known Irish comedian, but he's currently a partner in a successful multimedia design business in the wilds of Northern Ireland.

Awards: LA Times (2009) see all

Genres: Mystery

New and upcoming books

August 2025

Blood Like Ours
(Blood , book 2)

Series

Belfast Novels
   1. The Twelve (2009)
   2. Collusion (2010)
   3. Stolen Souls (2011)
   4. The Final Silence (2014)
   5. Those We Left Behind (2015)
   6. So Say the Fallen (2016)

Blood
1. Blood Like Mine (2024)
2. Blood Like Ours (2025)

Novels

Ratlines (2013)
The House of Ashes (2021)

Collections

The Traveller and Other Stories (2020)

Series contributed to

Akashic Noir
Belfast Noir (2014) (with Adrian McKinty)

Books containing stories by Stuart Neville

Ink and Daggers (2023)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski

Alternative Ulster Noir (2022)
Northern Irish Crime Stories Inspired by Northern Irish Music
edited by
Simon Maltman

Skin & Bones (2018)
edited by
Dana C Kabel

More books

Awards

2009 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller : The Twelve

Award nominations

	2017 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Those We Left Behind
	2016 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Final Silence
	2015 Edgar Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Final Silence
	2014 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Ratlines
	2014 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Ratlines
	2014 Barry Award for Best Thriller (nominee) : Ratlines
	2013 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Stolen Souls
	2013 CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (shortlist) : Ratlines
	2012 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Collusion
	2011 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Twelve
	2010 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Twelve
	2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : Collusion
	2010 Dilys Award for Best Book (nominee) : The Twelve
	2010 Anthony Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Twelve

Stuart Neville recommends

Shutter (2022)
(Rita Todacheene, book 1)
Ramona Emerson
"In her thrilling debut, Shutter, Ramona Emerson allows us a glance into not just one world, but many. Bridging the divide between a grounded procedural mystery and a paranormal thriller, this novel is a feast for fans of both genres and brings us a protagonist we'll want to visit again and again."

On My Life (2019)
Angela Clarke
"ON MY LIFE by Angela Clarke is a heart-rending mystery, and an unflinching study of life in the prison system."

A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself (2019)
William Boyle
"A thunderous locomotive of a novel, driven by remarkable characters and sparkling dialogue. A treat for fans of neo-noir, it’s brimming with dark wit and piercing insight. Highly recommended."

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