Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
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| True Brit Grit |
2011 |
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DC Ian Bradshaw Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| No Name Lane |
2015 |
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| Behind Dead Eyes |
2016 |
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| The Search |
2017 |
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| The Chosen Ones |
2018 |
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David Blake Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Drop |
2011 |
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| The Damage |
2012 |
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| The Dead |
2013 |
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Non-Fiction#
| Title |
Published |
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| The Little Book of Pintfulness |
2020 |
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Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
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| Hunting the Hangman |
2018 |
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| Alice Teale is Missing |
2020 |
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| Ungentlemanly Warfare |
2020 |
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| Don’t Let Him In |
2021 |
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| The Inheritance |
2022 |
Buy |
William Shakespeare Mysteries#
| Title |
Published |
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| A Serpent in the Garden |
2025 |
Buy |
Howard Linskey writes crime fiction set primarily in the Northeast of England. His David Blake trilogy — The Drop (2011), The Damage (2012), and The Dead (2013) — follows a man working for a Newcastle crime boss, navigating the violence and loyalty of organized crime. The DC Ian Bradshaw series shifts to the police side with four novels (2015-2018) following a detective through cases in the same region.
Linskey has also written standalone thrillers including Hunting the Hangman (2018), a World War II thriller, Alice Teale is Missing (2020), and Don’t Let Him In (2021). His most recent book, A Serpent in the Garden (2025), is the first in a new William Shakespeare Mysteries series. His fifteen books span crime, thriller, historical fiction, and even a humor title (The Little Book of Pintfulness).
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Howard Linskey written?
Howard Linskey has written fifteen books across six series.
What was Howard Linskey's first book?
Howard Linskey’s first book is The Drop, published in 2011.
What is Howard Linskey best known for?
Linskey is best known for two crime series: the David Blake trilogy (The Drop, The Damage, The Dead), following a Newcastle crime boss’s right-hand man, and the DC Ian Bradshaw series (No Name Lane, Behind Dead Eyes, The Search, The Chosen Ones), featuring a detective in the Northeast of England.