Order of Cath Staincliffe Books
Cath Staincliffe is a British author of crime fiction novels. She writes the Sal Kilkenny series. When she was a child in Bradford, Cath wanted to work with insects, then wanted to be a trapeze artist and finally decided she wanted to become an actress when she was eight years old. She earned her Drama and Theatre Arts degree from Birmingham University and promptly moved to Manchester. Cath was also a writer for the ITV police drama series Blue Murder. She is a founding member of the Murder Squad group of crime writers from the North of England. Cath enjoys reading, hill-walking, gardening and dancing. She lives in Manchester with her family.
Cath Staincliffe became a published novelist in 1994 with the novel Looking for Trouble, beginning her Sal Kilkenny series. The novel was shortlisted for the CWA’s John Creasey Award for Best First Novel. Below is a list of Cath Staincliffe’s books in order of when they were originally released:
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Publication Order of Detectives Donovan & Young Books
The Fells | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Fire on the Fells | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Janine Lewis Books
Blue Murder | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Hit & Run | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Make Believe | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Desperate Measures | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sal Kilkenny Books
Looking for Trouble | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Go Not Gently | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Dead Wrong | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Stone Cold Red Hot | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Towers of Silence | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Bitter Blue | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Missing | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Crying Out Loud | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Scott & Bailey Books
Dead to Me | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Bleed Like Me | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Ruthless | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas
In The Heart of The City | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Violation | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Laptop | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Night Nurse | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
Murder Shorts | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Trio | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Kindest Thing | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Witness | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Split Second | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Blink of an Eye | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Letters To My Daughter's Killer | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Half the World Away | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Silence Between Breaths | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Girl in the Green Dress | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Fear of Falling | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Quiet Acts of Violence | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Running out of Road | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
The Lost Girls of St. Ann's | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
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Cath Staincliffe Synopsis: Make Believe is a 154-page novel based on the Blue Murder ITV police drama series, starring Caroline Quentin as DCI Janine Lewis. It’s been nine days since three year-old Sammy Wray went missing in Manchester when DCI Janine Lewis is called to a street. It is there that she sees the toddler’s body. The investigation is tough, and Janine’s personal life makes it even more difficult.
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