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Laura Shepherd-Robinson

(b.1976)

Laura Shepherd-Robinson was born in Bristol in 1976. She has a BSc in Politics from the University of Bristol and an MSc in Political Theory from the London School of Economics. Laura worked in politics for nearly twenty years before re-entering normal life to complete an MA in Creative Writing at City University.

She is a historical crime author. Her debut novel, BLOOD & SUGAR, will be published by Mantle Books (Pan-Macmillan) in January 2019.

She lives in London with her husband, Adrian

Awards: CrimeFest (2020), HWA (2019) see all

Genres: Historical Mystery, Horror

New and upcoming books

July 2025

The Art of a Lie

October 2025

The Witching Hour

Novels

   Blood & Sugar (2019)
   Daughters of Night (2020)
   The Square of Sevens (2023)
   The Art of a Lie (2025)

Collections

The Winter Spirits (2023) (with others)
The Witching Hour (2025) (with others)

Awards

	2020 CrimeFest: Specsavers Debut Crime Novel Award : Blood & Sugar
	2019 HWA Debut Crown Award : Blood & Sugar

Award nominations

	2024 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : The Square of Sevens
	2024 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (shortlist) : The Square of Sevens
	2022 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Daughters of Night
	2022 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (shortlist) : Daughters of Night
	2021 HWA Gold Crown Award (shortlist) : Daughters of Night
	2020 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : Blood & Sugar
	2020 Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award (shortlist) : Blood & Sugar
	2019 John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger (shortlist) : Blood & Sugar
	2019 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : Blood & Sugar

Laura Shepherd-Robinson recommends

Traitor's Legacy (2025)
S J Parris
"SJ Parris has long been one of my favourite authors of historical crime thrillers, and this new series is every bit as compelling as her wonderful Bruno books. Sophia is a dazzling heroine, and the world of late Elizabethan England, brimful of plot and conspiracy, is vividly and thrillingly brought to life. I loved everything about it."

Mere (2025)
Danielle Giles
"A dark and disturbing tale set in an East Anglian abbey in Dark Ages England, where the old pagan Gods are meeting a fledgling Christianity. A supernatural mystery, a political power struggle, a romance, a woman bringing compassion and healing to a brutal world, and fenland ripe with stagnant secrets. Beautifully written, you will be drawn into the claustrophobic world of the mere, where sinners fear the retribution of both God and the devil."

The Impossible Thing (2025)
Belinda Bauer
"A wonderful, brilliant mystery."