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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
August 2024

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Deadly Will
(Geraldine Steel, book 22)
May 2025

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Cold Justice
(Geraldine Steel, book 23)
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)
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DI Ian Peterson
   1. Cold Sacrifice (2013)
   2. Race to Death (2014)
   3. Blood Axe (2015)
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Lucy Hall Mystery
   1. Journey to Death (2016)
   2. Girl in Danger (2016)
   3. The Wrong Suspect (2017)
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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)
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Novels
   The Adulterer's Wife (2018)
   Suspicion (2019)
   Rachel's Story (2021)
   Abigail of Venice (2021)
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Award nominations
2010 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist) : Cut Short


Leigh Russell recommends
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Dead and Gone (2020)
(Judi Westerholme, book 2)
Sherryl Clark
"Will linger in your mind long after you have read it."
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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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