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L C Tyler


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L. C. Tyler grew up in Essex and studied geography at Jesus College Oxford University and systems analysis at City University in London. During a career with the British Council he lived in Malaysia, Sudan, Thailand and Denmark. More recently he has been based in Islington and West Sussex and is Chief Executive of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. He is married and has two children and one dog.
 

Awards: CrimeFest (2015)  see all

Genres: Historical Mystery, Cozy Mystery, Mystery
 
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Series
Herring Mysteries
   1. The Herring Seller's Apprentice (2007)
   2. Ten Little Herrings (2009)
   3. The Herring in the Library (2010)
   4. Herring on The Nile (2011)
   5. Crooked Herring (2014)
   6. Cat Among the Herrings (2016)
   7. Herring in the Smoke (2017)
   8. The Maltese Herring (2019)
   9. Farewell My Herring (2021)
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John Grey Historical Mystery
   1. A Cruel Necessity (2014)
   2. A Masterpiece of Corruption (2016)
   3. The Plague Road (2016)
   4. Fire (2017)
   5. The Bleak Midwinter (2018)
   6. Death of a Shipbuilder (2020)
   7. Too Much of Water (2021)
   8. The Summer Birdcage (2022)
   9. A Well-Earned Death (2023)
   10. The Three Deaths of Justice Godfrey (2024)
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Novels
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Anthologies edited
   Bodies In The Bookshop (2015) (with Ayo Onatade)
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Books containing stories by L C Tyler
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Playing Dead (2025)
Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club
edited by
Martin Edwards
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Death of a Bad Neighbour (2022)
edited by
Jack Calverley

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Awards
2015 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award : Crooked Herring
2011 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award : The Herring in the Library

Award nominations
2020 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : The Maltese Herring
2020 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Maltese Herring
2018 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Herring in the Smoke
2018 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : Fire
2017 CrimeFest: eDunnit Award (nominee) : Cat Among the Herrings
2017 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Cat Among the Herrings
2012 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Herring on The Nile
2011 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : Ten Little Herrings
2010 Edgar Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Herring Seller's Apprentice
2010 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : Ten Little Herrings
2010 Barry Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : The Herring Seller's Apprentice
2008 CrimeFest: Last Laugh Award (nominee) : The Herring Seller's Apprentice


L C Tyler recommends
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Blood on the Siberian Snow (2022)
(Olga Pushkin Mystery, book 2)
C J Farrington
"An absolute delight!."
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The Three Dahlias (2022)
(Dahlia Lively, book 1)
Katy Watson
"An affectionate homage to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and a wry nod to our continuing fascination with it. Great fun. Warm, ingenious and. . . lively!"
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The Angel's Mark (2018)
(Nicholas Shelby, book 1)
S W Perry
"A remarkably assured and classy debut. Perry grabs your attention from the first paragraph and holds it throughout a fascinating journey into high and low life of Tudor London. This could, hopefully, be the start of an addictive series."

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