Stuart Pawson books

Stuart Pawson was a British crime fiction author best known for the Charlie Priest police procedural series set in Yorkshire.

Anthologies

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Best Eaten Cold and Other Stories: A Murder Squad Anthology 2011 Buy
Many Deadly Returns 2021 Buy

Charlie Priest Reading Order

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The Picasso Scam 1995 Buy
The Mayfly 2017 N/A
The Judas Sheep 1996 Buy
The Mushroom Man 1996 Buy
False Prophet 1996 N/A
Last Reminder 1997 Buy
Deadly Friends 1998 Buy
Some by Fire 1999 Buy
Chill Factor 2001 Buy
Laughing Boy 2002 Buy
Limestone Cowboy 2003 Buy
Over The Edge 2004 Buy
Shooting Elvis 2006 Buy
Grief Encounters 2007 Buy
A Very Private Murder 2010 Buy

Stuart Pawson was a British crime writer who spent most of his career on the Charlie Priest series. Before becoming a novelist, Pawson worked as an engineer, and his practical, no-nonsense background comes through in his writing style. He began the Charlie Priest series in 1995 with The Picasso Scam and published 15 novels in the series.

Pawson set his books in the Yorkshire area he knew well, creating the fictional town of Heckley as Priest’s home turf. His writing has a dry wit and an emphasis on procedure over sensationalism. He also contributed to two multi-author mystery anthologies.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Stuart Pawson written?

Stuart Pawson has written seventeen books across two series.

What was Stuart Pawson's first book?

Stuart Pawson’s first book is The Picasso Scam, published in 1995.

What is Stuart Pawson known for?

Stuart Pawson is known for the Charlie Priest series, a sequence of 15 police procedural novels set in the fictional town of Heckley in Yorkshire. The series ran from 1995 to 2010 and features a detective inspector who solves crimes with a mix of solid police work and dry humor.

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