Reading Order
10 series · 58 books| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Bird in the Hand | 1986 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Come Death And High Water | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Murder In Paradise | 1988 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | A Prey To Murder | 1989 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Another Man's Poison | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Sea Fever | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Mill On The Shore | 1994 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | High Island Blues | 1996 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Lesson In Dying | 1990 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Murder In My Backyard | 1991 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | A Day in the Death of Dorothea Cassidy | 1992 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Killjoy | 1993 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Healers | 1995 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | The Baby Snatcher | 1997 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crow Trap | 1999 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Telling Tales | 2005 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Hidden Depths | 2007 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Silent Voices | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | The Glass Room | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Harbour Street | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | The Moth Catcher | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | The Seagull | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Frozen (Short Story) | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Darkest Evening | 2020 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | The Woman on the Island (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | The Rising Tide | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 13 | The Dark Wives | 2024 | Buy from Amazon |
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raven Black | 2006 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | White Nights | 2008 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Red Bones | 2009 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | Blue Lightning | 2010 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Dead Water | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | Thin Air | 2014 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Too Good To Be True | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Cold Earth | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Wild Fire | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | The Killing Stones | 2025-10-07 | Buy from Amazon |
Shetland Island Non-Fiction
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland | 2015 | Buy from Amazon |
Two Rivers Series
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Call | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Heron's Cry | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | The Girls on the Shore (Short Story) | 2022 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Raging Storm | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
Ann Cleeves Other Novels
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sleeping and the Dead | 2001 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | Burial of Ghosts | 2003 | Buy from Amazon |
Ann Cleeves Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreaming of Rain and Peter Lovesey | 2016 | Buy from Amazon |
Ann Cleeves Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Offshore | 2014 | Buy from Amazon |
Ann Cleeves Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology | 2011 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 2 | The Library Book | 2012 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 3 | Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 4 | The Starlings & Other Stories | 2015 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 5 | Crime Writers: A Decade of Crime | 2016 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 6 | CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour | 2017 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 7 | Ten Year Stretch | 2018 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 8 | Bloody Scotland | 2019 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 9 | Many Deadly Returns | 2021 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 10 | An Unnecessary Assassin | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 11 | Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023 | 2023 | Buy from Amazon | |
| 12 | Ink and Daggers | 2023 | Buy from Amazon |
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.