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Laura Wilson


UK flag (b.1964)

aka Jamie Costello

Laura Wilson is an English crime-writer based in London, where she was born and raised. She has degrees in English Literature form Somerville College, Oxford, and University College London, and has worked as a teacher and editor of non-fiction. Many of her novels have either a historical setting or a distinct historical connection, and often have split or dual narratives. Her first novel, A Little Death was shortlisted for a CWA Dagger award, and her fifth, The Lover was short listed for both the CWA Gold Dagger and the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger.
 

Awards: CWA (2008)  see all

Genres: Historical Mystery, Mystery
 
Series
DI Ted Stratton
   1. Stratton's War (2008)

     aka The Innocent Spy

   2. An Empty Death (2009)
   3. A Capital Crime (2010)

     aka The Wrong Man

   4. A Willing Victim (2012)
   5. The Riot (2013)
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Novels
   A Little Death (1999)
   Dying Voices (2000)
   My Best Friend (2001)
   Hello Bunny Alice (2003)
     aka Telling Lies to Alice
   The Lover (2004)
   A Thousand Lies (2006)
   The Wrong Girl (2015)
   The Other Woman (2017)
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Collections
   Killer Women Crime Club Anthology 2 (2017) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Laura Wilson
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Guilty Parties (2014)
(Crime Writer's Association Anthology)
edited by
Martin Edwards

Awards
2008 CWA Historical Dagger : Stratton's War

Award nominations
2012 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : A Willing Victim
2011 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year (shortlist) : A Capital Crime
2009 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : An Empty Death
2006 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : A Thousand Lies
2004 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : The Lover
2004 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Lover
2001 Anthony Award for Best Paperback original (nominee) : A Little Death
2000 CWA Historical Dagger (shortlist) : A Little Death


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