About
Claire McGowan
Claire McGowan is a British author of historical crime fiction. She was born in Scarborough, Yorkshire, in 1969. She studied English at the University of Oxford and worked as a journalist before turning to writing full-time. McGowan's first novel, "A Twist of Fate," was published in 2005. It introduced forensic scientist Dr. Paula Maguire, who features in several of McGowan's novels. Her books have been praised for their strong female characters, intricate plots, and atmospheric settings. McGowan has won several awards for her writing, including the Waverley Medal in 2010 and the Mary Higgins Clark Award in 2013. Her books have been translated into more than 20 languages.
Book Series by Claire McGowan
Paula Maguire Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Lost | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Dead Ground | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Silent Dead | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Controlled Explosions (Short Story) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| A Savage Hunger | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Blood Tide | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Killing House | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
Claire McGowan Other Novels
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Fall | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Thirty List ( As: Eva Woods) | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Ex Factor ( As: Eva Woods) | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| How to Be Happy / Something Like Happy ( As: Eva Woods) | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Inbetween Days / The Lives We Touch ( As: Eva Woods) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| What You Did | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Man I Can't Forget ( As: Eva Woods) | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Other Wife | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Push | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Heartbreak Club (As: Eva Woods) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| I Know You | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pride & Prejudice on Social Media ( With: Sarah Day) | 2021 | Buy on Amazon |
| You Are Here (As: Eva Woods) | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Are You Awake? | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
| Let Me In | 2023 | Buy on Amazon |
| Truth Truth Lie | 2024 | Buy on Amazon |
| The First Girl | 2025 | Buy on Amazon |
Claire McGowan Non-Fiction Books
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanishing Triangle | 2022 | Buy on Amazon |
Akashic Noir Series
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Noir | 2002 | Buy on Amazon |
| Seattle Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Bronx Noir | 2003 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir | 2004 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 2 | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir | 2005 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Miami Noir: The Classics | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| D.C. Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baltimore Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| London Noir | 2006 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Orleans Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Wall Street Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Havana Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Detroit Noir | 2007 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brooklyn Noir 3: Nothing But the Truth | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Toronto Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Las Vegas Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manhattan Noir 2 | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Paris Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Istanbul Noir | 2008 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Rome Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Francisco Noir 2 | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Portland Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Delhi Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Phoenix Noir | 2009 | Buy on Amazon |
| Los Angeles Noir 2 | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mexico City Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Richmond Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Orange County Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Indian Country Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Moscow Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lone Star Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Philadelphia Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Copenhagen Noir | 2010 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Diego Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Pittsburgh Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Barcelona Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Cape Cod Noir | 2011 | Buy on Amazon |
| Staten Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mumbai Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Long Island Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Venice Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kingston Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Petersburg Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Kansas City Noir | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Boston Noir 2 | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Manila Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buffalo Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Twin Cities Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Dallas Noir | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Haiti Noir 2 | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
| Singapore Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prison Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tel Aviv Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tehran Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belfast Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Helsinki Noir | 2014 | Buy on Amazon |
| Providence Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Chicago Noir: The Classics | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Memphis Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Zagreb Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marseille Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Beirut Noir | 2015 | Buy on Amazon |
| Stockholm Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Brussels Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Mississippi Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| St. Louis Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Prague Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| San Juan Noir | 2016 | Buy on Amazon |
| Oakland Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Trinidad Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Atlanta Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| New Haven Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montana Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Buenos Aires Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Montreal Noir | 2017 | Buy on Amazon |
| Berlin Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| São Paulo Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Cruz Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Lagos Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Marrakech Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Baghdad Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Vancouver Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Sydney Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Hong Kong Noir | 2018 | Buy on Amazon |
| Amsterdam Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Houston Noir | 2019 | Buy on Amazon |
| Columbus Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Santa Fe Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Alabama Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Addis Ababa Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Tampa Bay Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
| Belgrade Noir | 2020 | Buy on Amazon |
Claire McGowan Anthologies
| Title | Published | Purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Off The Record 2 - At The Movies - A Charity Anthology | 2012 | Buy on Amazon |
| Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | Buy on Amazon |
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