Reading Order
10 series · 58 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bird in the Hand | 1986 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Come Death And High Water | 1988 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Murder In Paradise | 1988 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | A Prey To Murder | 1989 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Another Man's Poison | 1992 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Sea Fever | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | The Mill On The Shore | 1994 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | High Island Blues | 1996 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lesson In Dying | 1990 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Murder In My Backyard | 1991 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy | 1992 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Killjoy | 1993 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | The Healers | 1995 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | The Baby Snatcher | 1997 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raven Black | 2006 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | White Nights | 2008 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | Red Bones | 2009 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | Blue Lightning | 2010 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 5 | Dead Water | 2013 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 6 | Thin Air | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 7 | Too Good To Be True | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 8 | Cold Earth | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 9 | Wild Fire | 2018 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 10 | The Killing Stones | 2025 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Shetland Island Non-Fiction
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland | 2015 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Two Rivers Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Call | 2019 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | The Heron's Cry | 2021 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 3 | The Girls on the Shore (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 4 | The Raging Storm | 2023 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ann Cleeves Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sleeping and the Dead | 2001 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia | |
| 2 | Burial of Ghosts | 2003 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ann Cleeves Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreaming of Rain and Peter Lovesey | 2016 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ann Cleeves Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Offshore | 2014 | Buy from Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy from Amazon Australia |
Ann Cleeves Anthologies
Ann Cleeves, born in 1954, is a renowned British crime fiction writer. Raised in Herefordshire, England, she worked as a probation officer before becoming a full-time author. Cleeves is celebrated for her popular series featuring Detective Inspector Vera Stanhope, set on the rugged Northumberland coast, and her Shetland series, narrated by Detective Jimmy Perez. She has also written standalone novels and the Vera and Shetland series have been adapted into successful television shows. Cleeves's works have garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 2006 for "Raven Black," the Crime Writers' Association Diamond Dagger in 2017 for her outstanding contribution to the genre, and the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award in 2022 for "The Rising Tide." Her books are praised for their atmospheric settings, memorable characters, and compelling storylines.