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Author: Ann Cleeves

Ann Cleeves has been writing since 1986, producing 58 books in that time. Across 10 series, Vera Stanhope stands out as the longest at 13 books. Their latest title in our catalogue is The Killing Stones, from 2025.

New York Times Bestsellers

7 books

Ann Cleeves has placed 7 books on the New York Times bestseller lists, spending a combined 15 weeks on the charts.

The Long Call

Two Rivers Series

5 weeks on the Times Paperback Trade Fiction list · peaked at #4 · debuted Sep 2019 · 6 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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The Darkest Evening

Vera Stanhope Series

1 week on the Times Hardcover Fiction list · peaked at #7 · debuted Sep 2020 · 2 weeks across 2 NYT lists

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Reading Order

10 series · 58 books

0 of 8 read

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	A Bird in the Hand	1986	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Come Death And High Water	1988	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Murder In Paradise	1988	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	A Prey To Murder	1989	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	Another Man's Poison	1992	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	Sea Fever	1993	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	The Mill On The Shore	1994	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	High Island Blues	1996	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	A Lesson In Dying	1990	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Murder In My Backyard	1991	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy	1992	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	Killjoy	1993	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	The Healers	1995	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	The Baby Snatcher	1997	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
1	The Crow Trap	1999		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	Telling Tales	2005		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Hidden Depths	2007		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	Silent Voices	2010		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	The Glass Room	2012		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	Harbour Street	2014		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	The Moth Catcher	2015		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	The Seagull	2017		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9	Frozen (Short Story)	2020		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10	The Darkest Evening	2020		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11	The Woman on the Island (Short Story)	2022		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12	The Rising Tide	2022		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
13	The Dark Wives	2024	Agatha Award 2024Full award history →	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
1	Raven Black	2006	🏆 Gold Dagger 2006Full award history →	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	White Nights	2008		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Red Bones	2009		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	Blue Lightning	2010		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	Dead Water	2013		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	Thin Air	2014		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	Too Good To Be True	2016		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	Cold Earth	2016		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9	Wild Fire	2018		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10	The Killing Stones	2025		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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	1	Shetland	2015		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
1	The Long Call	2019		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	The Heron's Cry	2021	Ned Kelly Award 2022Full award history →	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	The Girls on the Shore (Short Story)	2022		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	The Raging Storm	2023		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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	1	The Sleeping and the Dead	2001		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
	2	Burial of Ghosts	2003		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	Dreaming of Rain and Peter Lovesey	2016		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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✓	#	Book Title	Year	Awards	Buy
	1	Offshore	2014		Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

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#	Book Title	Year	Buy
1	Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology	2011	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
2	The Library Book	2012	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
3	Deadly Pleasures	2013	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
4	The Starlings & Other Stories	2015	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
5	Crime Writers: A Decade of Crime	2016	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
6	CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour	2017	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
7	Ten Year Stretch	2018	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
8	Bloody Scotland	2019	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
9	Many Deadly Returns	2021	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
10	An Unnecessary Assassin	2023	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
11	Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023	2023	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia
12	Ink and Daggers	2023	Buy on Amazon U.S / Intl. Buy on Amazon Australia

About the Author

Ann Cleeves (born 24 October 1954) is a British mystery crime writer.

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Ann Cleeves Books in Order

New York Times Bestsellers

Reading Order

Palmer-Jones Series

Inspector Ramsay Series

Vera Stanhope Series

Shetland Island Series

Shetland Island Non-Fiction

Two Rivers Series

Ann Cleeves Other Novels

Ann Cleeves Short Stories/Novellas

Ann Cleeves Collections

Ann Cleeves Anthologies