Stuart Neville (born 1972) is a

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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 ''

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''. 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'', ''

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'', ''Los Angeles Times'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', among others. ''Collusion'', the sequel to ''The Twelve'', was published in the United Kingdom by

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in August 2010, and in the US by

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in October 2010. The book was reviewed in ''New York Journal of Books''. ''Ratlines'' was published in January 2013 in the US by Soho Crime. It was reviewed in ''New York Journal of Books''.

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

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in April 2010. It also won the New Voice category of the 2010 Spinetingler Awards, and was nominated for the 2010

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, Anthony Award, Barry Award, and

Macavity Award The Macavity Awards are a literary award for mystery writers. Nominated and voted upon annually by the members of the Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the " mystery cat" of T. S. Eliot's ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats''. ...

Bibliography

Novels

*'' The Twelve'' (2009; published in the United States in 2012 as ''The Ghosts of Belfast'') *''

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'' (2010) *'' Stolen Souls'' (2012) *''

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'' (2013) *'' The Final Silence'' (2014) *'' Those We Left Behind'' (2015) *'' So Say the Fallen'' (2016) *''Here and Gone'' (writing as Haylen Beck) (2017) *''Lost You'' (writing as Haylen Beck) (2019) *''The House of Ashes'' (2021)

Short Stories

*'' Requiems for the Departed'' (2010; co-contributor to short story collection) *''The Traveller and Other Stories" (2020; collection of short stories)

References

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