Order of Ann Cleeves Books
Ann Cleeves has established herself as a prominent British writer specializing in crime fiction, mystery, and thriller novels. Before pursuing her writing career, she gained diverse life experiences through various roles, including positions as a child care officer, women's refuge leader, bird observatory cook, and auxiliary coastguard. She later returned to education to qualify as a probation officer.
Cleeves launched her literary career with her debut series centered around George Palmer-Jones, an elderly naturalist character. While she candidly acknowledges that some of these early works were "seriously dreadful," they marked the beginning of what would become a distinguished writing career. She has since developed several acclaimed series featuring Inspector Ramsay, Vera Stanhope, and the Shetland Island books.
Her journey as a published novelist began in 1986 with the release of A Bird in the Hand.
Publication Order of Anthologies
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology | 2011 | |
| 2 | The Library Book | 2012 | |
| 3 | Deadly Pleasures | 2013 | |
| 4 | The Starlings & Other Stories | 2015 | |
| 5 | Crime Writers: A Decade of Crime | 2016 | |
| 6 | CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour | 2017 | |
| 7 | Ten Year Stretch | 2018 | |
| 8 | Bloody Scotland | 2019 | |
| 9 | Many Deadly Returns | 2021 | |
| 10 | An Unnecessary Assassin | 2023 | |
| 11 | Killin’ Time in San Diego: Bouchercon Anthology 2023 | 2023 | |
| 12 | Ink and Daggers | 2023 | |
| 13 | Playing Dead: Short Stories by Members of the Detection Club | 2025 |
Publication Order of Collections
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Offshore | 2014 |
Publication Order of Inspector Ramsay Books
Publication Order of Matthew Venn / Two Rivers Books
Publication Order of Palmer-Jones Books
Publication Order of Shetland Island Books
Publication Order of Shetland Island Non-Fiction Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shetland | 2015 |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dreaming of Rain and Peter Lovesey | 2016 |
Publication Order of Vera Stanhope Books
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crow Trap | 1999 | |
| 2 | Telling Tales | 2005 | |
| 3 | Hidden Depths | 2007 | |
| 4 | Silent Voices | 2010 | |
| 5 | The Glass Room | 2012 | |
| 6 | Harbour Street | 2014 | |
| 7 | The Moth Catcher | 2015 | |
| 8 | The Seagull | 2017 | |
| 9 | Frozen | 2020 | |
| 10 | The Darkest Evening | 2020 | |
| 11 | The Woman on the Island | 2022 | |
| 12 | The Rising Tide | 2022 | |
| 13 | The Dark Wives | 2024 |


























































