Leigh Russell is described as "a brilliant talent" by Jeffery Deaver. Cut Short (2009) was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Dagger Award for Best First Novel. Road Closed (2010) was listed as a Top Read on Eurocrime. With Dead End (2011) Leigh's detective Geraldine Steel was Number 1 on amazon kindle's bestseller chart for female sleuths.
Genres: Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Science Fiction
New and upcoming books
Series
Geraldine Steel
1. Cut Short (2009)
2. Road Closed (2010)
3. Dead End (2011)
4. Death Bed (2012)
5. Stop Dead (2013)
6. Fatal Act (2013)
7. Killer Plan (2014)
8. Murder Ring (2015)
9. Deadly Alibi (2016)
10. Class Murder (2017)
Killer Christmas (2017)
11. Death Rope (2018)
12. Rogue Killer (2019)
13. Deathly Affair (2019)
14. Deadly Revenge (2020)
15. Evil Impulse (2021)
16. Deep Cover (2021)
17. Guilt Edged (2022)
18. Fake Alibi (2022)
19. Final Term (2023)
20. Without Trace (2023)
21. Revenge Killing (2024)
22. Deadly Will (2024)
23. Cold Justice (2025)
1. Cut Short (2009)
2. Road Closed (2010)
3. Dead End (2011)
4. Death Bed (2012)
5. Stop Dead (2013)
6. Fatal Act (2013)
7. Killer Plan (2014)
8. Murder Ring (2015)
9. Deadly Alibi (2016)
10. Class Murder (2017)
Killer Christmas (2017)
11. Death Rope (2018)
12. Rogue Killer (2019)
13. Deathly Affair (2019)
14. Deadly Revenge (2020)
15. Evil Impulse (2021)
16. Deep Cover (2021)
17. Guilt Edged (2022)
18. Fake Alibi (2022)
19. Final Term (2023)
20. Without Trace (2023)
21. Revenge Killing (2024)
22. Deadly Will (2024)
23. Cold Justice (2025)
Poppy Mystery
1. Barking Up the Right Tree (2023)
2. Barking Mad (2023)
3. Poppy Takes the Lead (2023)
4. Poppy's Christmas Cracker (2024)
5. Poppy Plays Fair (2025)
1. Barking Up the Right Tree (2023)
2. Barking Mad (2023)
3. Poppy Takes the Lead (2023)
4. Poppy's Christmas Cracker (2024)
5. Poppy Plays Fair (2025)
Award nominations
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Leigh Russell recommends
Dead and Gone (2020)
(Judi Westerholme, book 2)
Sherryl Clark
"Will linger in your mind long after you have read it."
The Unquiet Dead (2015)
(Rachel Getty and Esa Khattak, book 1)
Ausma Zehanat Khan
"Compelling and challenging, this is a beautifully written and powerful story of inhumanity and justice."
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