Stuart Neville Explained

Stuart Neville
Birth Date:1972
Birth Place:Armagh, Northern Ireland
Occupation:Novelist, short story writer
Genre:Mystery, Thriller

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

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

Stuart Neville has written review essays and book reviews for the Irish Times and Irish Independent.

Awards and nominations

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

Novels

Short stories

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Ravens' by George Dawes Green is among the year's best mysteries and thrillers . Weinman, Sarah . 6 December 2009 . . 7 April 2010.
  2. Web site: Notable Crime Books of 2009 . Stasio, Marilyn . 3 December 2009 . . 7 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Death's Hit Man . Stasio, Marilyn . 13 November 2009 . . 7 April 2010.
  4. News: Hard men and hard truths in modern Belfast . Sansom, Ian . 25 July 2009 . . 7 April 2010.
  5. Web site: Dark Passages: Seeking peace for himself and his victims . Weinman, Sarah . 27 September 2009 . . 7 April 2010.
  6. Web site: The haunting of Gerry Fegan . Barr, Nicola . 5 July 2009 . . 7 April 2010.
  7. http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/collusion New York Journal of Books book review: Collusion by Stewart Neville
  8. http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/review/ratlines New York Journal of Books book review: Ratlines by Stewart Neville
  9. Web site: L.A. Times Book Prizes: Dave Eggers takes two . Kellogg, Carolyn . 23 April 2010 . . 23 April 2010.
  10. Web site: 2010 Spinetingler Award Best Novel: New Voice Winner . . 23 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100504151320/http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2010/05/01/2010-spinetingler-award-best-novel-new-voice-winner/ . 4 May 2010 .
  11. Web site: The Dilys Award . Independent Mystery Booksellers Association . 23 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100412150011/http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/dilys-award . 12 April 2010 .
  12. Web site: Anthony, Barry and Macavity Awards . 1 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716155516/http://www.stuartneville.com/news/latest-news/anthony-barry-and-macavity-award-nominations.asp . 16 July 2011 .

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