Anthologies#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| Scottish Shorts |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 8 |
2011 |
Buy |
| OxCrimes: 27 Killer Stories from the Cream of Crimewriters |
2014 |
Buy |
| Out There: An Anthology of Scottish LGBT writing |
2014 |
N/A |
| Bloody Scotland |
2019 |
Buy |
Plague Times Trilogy Reading Order#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| A Lovely Way to Burn |
2014 |
Buy |
| Death Is a Welcome Guest |
2015 |
Buy |
| No Dominion |
2017 |
Buy |
Standalone Novels#
| Title |
Published |
Buy on Amazon |
| The Cutting Room |
2002 |
Buy |
| Tamburlaine Must Die |
2004 |
Buy |
| The Bullet Trick |
2006 |
Buy |
| Naming the Bones |
2010 |
Buy |
| The Girl on the Stairs |
2012 |
Buy |
| The Second Cut |
2022 |
Buy |
| To the Dogs |
2024 |
Buy |
Louise Welsh is a Scottish writer whose fiction occupies the ground between literary novels and crime writing. Her debut, The Cutting Room (2002), follows a Glasgow auctioneer who discovers disturbing photographs among a dead man’s belongings and gets drawn into a dangerous investigation. The book won several awards and established Welsh’s voice: dark, atmospheric, and focused on what people hide.
Her standalone novels include Tamburlaine Must Die (2004), a short novel imagining the playwright Christopher Marlowe’s final days, and more recent works like The Second Cut (2022), which returns to the Glasgow auction world. The Plague Times Trilogy (2014-2017) imagines a global pandemic and its aftermath across three linked novels set in London, the Scottish Highlands, and on the road. Welsh has also contributed to numerous anthologies of Scottish and crime fiction.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books has Louise Welsh written?
Louise Welsh has written fifteen books across three series.
What was Louise Welsh's first book?
Louise Welsh’s first book is The Cutting Room, published in 2002.
What is Louise Welsh's writing style like?
Welsh writes dark, atmospheric fiction that blends crime and gothic elements. Her books are set in Glasgow, Berlin, London, and other cities, with a focus on the seedy underside of urban life. The Cutting Room established her reputation for noir-influenced literary fiction.