Stuart Neville
Stuart Neville | |
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 Stuart Neville playing with the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers at Bloody Scotland, 2018 | |
| Born | 1972 Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller |
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Stuart Neville (born 1972) is a Northern Irish author best known for his novel The Twelve or, as it is known in the United States, The Ghosts of Belfast. He was born and grew up in Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Works
[edit]The Twelve was placed on the Best of 2009 lists by both The New York Times and Los Angeles Times.[1][2] The book has been given full reviews in a number of publications in the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom, appearing in The New York Times, The Irish Times, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly and The Guardian, among others.[3][4][5][6]
Collusion, the sequel to The Twelve, was published in the United Kingdom by Harvill Secker in August 2010, and in the US by Soho Press in October 2010. The book was reviewed in New York Journal of Books.[7]
Ratlines was published in January 2013 in the US by Soho Crime. It was reviewed in New York Journal of Books.[8]
Critic
[edit]Stuart Neville has written review essays and book reviews for the Irish Times and Irish Independent.
Awards and nominations
[edit]The Ghosts of Belfast, the American edition of The Twelve, won the Mystery/Thriller category of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in April 2010.[9] It also won the New Voice category of the 2010 Spinetingler Awards,[10] and was nominated for the 2010 Dilys Award, Anthony Award, Barry Award, and Macavity Award.[11][12]
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- The Twelve (2009; published in the United States in 2012 as The Ghosts of Belfast)
- Collusion (2010)
- Stolen Souls (2012)
- Ratlines (2013)
- The Final Silence (2014)
- Those We Left Behind (2015)
- So Say the Fallen (2016)
- Here and Gone (writing as Haylen Beck) (2017)
- Lost You (writing as Haylen Beck) (2019)
- The House of Ashes (2021)
Short stories
[edit]- Requiems for the Departed (2010; co-contributor to short story collection)
- The Traveller and Other Stories" (2020; collection of short stories)
References
[edit]- ^ Weinman, Sarah (6 December 2009). "'Ravens' by George Dawes Green is among the year's best mysteries and thrillers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (3 December 2009). "Notable Crime Books of 2009". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (13 November 2009). "Death's Hit Man". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Sansom, Ian (25 July 2009). "Hard men and hard truths in modern Belfast". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Weinman, Sarah (27 September 2009). "Dark Passages: Seeking peace for himself and his victims". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ Barr, Nicola (5 July 2009). "The haunting of Gerry Fegan". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ New York Journal of Books book review: Collusion by Stewart Neville.
- ^ New York Journal of Books book review: Ratlines by Stewart Neville.
- ^ Kellogg, Carolyn (23 April 2010). "L.A. Times Book Prizes: Dave Eggers takes two". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "2010 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: New Voice Winner". Spinetingler Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "The Dilys Award". Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. Archived from the original on 12 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
- ^ "Anthony, Barry and Macavity Awards". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
