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Andrew Taylor Andrew Taylor grew up in East Anglia. He was educated at The King's School, Ely, and Woodbridge School. He read English at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and has an MA in Library, Archive and Information Science from University College London.

His first novel, Caroline Minuscule (1982), won the John Creasey Memorial Award of the Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain. He is the only author to have won the CWA's Historical Dagger twice, with The Office of the Dead and The American Boy. He has also won the Cartier Diamond Dagger, and has been shortlisted for the Gold Dagger, the Theakston's Old Peculier, and the Edgar award. The American Boy, a gothic mystery linked to Edgar Allan Poe's boyhood years in England.

The Roth Trilogy was shown on ITV in March 2007. It was a three-part drama series under the title of Fallen Angel starring Charles Dance and Emilia Fox.

Andrew Taylor also reviews in several publications, in particular the Spectator and The Independent. He has written short stories and articles on crime fiction. He is a member of the Unusual Suspects, a group of crime novelists that travel internationally to promote their work.

Andrew Taylor is married, with two children. He and his family have lived for many years in Coleford in the Forest of Dean on the borders of England and Wales.

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His website: andrew-taylor.co.uk
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The Royal Secret

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The Royal Secret by Andrew Taylor

The Last Protector

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The Last Protector by Andrew Taylor

The Fire Court

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The Fire Court by Andrew Taylor

The Ashes of London

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The Ashes of London by Andrew Taylor

Fireside Gothic

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Fireside Gothic by Andrew Taylor

The Silent Boy

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The Silent Boy by Andrew Taylor
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An Unpardonable Crime | Taylor, Andrew | Book - Advance Reading Copy Taylor, Andrew | An Unpardonable Crime | Book - Advance Reading Copy

2004 NY: Hyperion  Advance reading copy, mint, new/unread in pictorial wraps.

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Bleeding Heart Square | Taylor, Andrew | Signed First Edition Book Taylor, Andrew | Bleeding Heart Square | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  January 2009 NY:  Hyperion  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Anatomy of Ghosts | Taylor, Andrew | Signed First Edition Book Taylor, Andrew | Anatomy of Ghosts | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book.  January 2011 NY:  Hyperion  First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee..

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Naked to the Hangman | Taylor, Andrew | Signed 1st Edition UK Trade Paper Book Taylor, Andrew | Naked to the Hangman | Signed 1st Edition UK Trade Paper Book

Author Signed UK Trade Paperback Book  2006 LON: Hodder & Stoughton  First edition, trade paperback, mint, new/unread, flawless pictorial wrappers, signed by author.

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Scent of Death, The | Taylor, Andrew | Signed First Edition UK Book Taylor, Andrew | Scent of Death, The | Signed First Edition UK Copy

Author Signed UK Hardcover Book.  February 2013 LON: HarperCollins  First UK edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless dust jacket, signed by the author.

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Waiting for the End of the World by Andrew Taylor | Signed 1st Edition UK Trade Paper Book Taylor, Andrew | Waiting for the End of the World | Signed 1st Edition UK Trade Paper Book

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Bleeding Heart Square | Taylor, Andrew | Signed First Edition Book Taylor, Andrew | Bleeding Heart Square | Signed First Edition Copy

Author Signed Hardcover Book (bookplate laid-in)  2009 NY: Hyperion  Advance reading copy, fine in a fine fine dust jacket, author-signed bookplate on FFEP, imperfections noted.  Each dust jacket is protected in an acid-free archival quality acetate cover.

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Our Fathers' Lies by Andrew Taylor | Signed 1st Edition UK Trade Paper Book Taylor, Andrew | Our Fathers' Lies | Signed 1st Edition UK Trade Paper Book

Signed UK Trade Paperback Book. 2007 LON: Hodder & Stoughton First UK Trade Paperback edition, first printing, mint, new/unread in a flawless pictorial wraps.

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Taylor, Andrew | Last Protector, The | Signed First Edition Book Taylor, Andrew | Last Protector, The | Signed First Edition Book

Author Signed Hardcover Book. January 2021 NY: HarperCollins First edition, first printing, fine in a fine dust jacket, signed by the author.  This is a collectible book free from material defects.  Jacket covering services are available for a small fee.

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Andrew Taylor Bibliography


Marwood and Lovett Series

  1. The Ashes of London - US, March 2017
  2. The Fire Court - US, January 2019
  3. The King's Evil - 2019
  4. The Last Protector - UK April 2020, US January 2021
  5. The Royal Secret - US, June 2021

Dougal Series

  1. Caroline Minuscule - 1982
  2. Waiting for the End of the World - 1984
  3. Our Fathers' Lies - 1985
  4. An Old School Tie - 1986
  5. Freelance Death - 1987
  6. Blood Relation - 1990
  7. The Sleeping Policeman - 1992
  8. Odd Man Out - 1993

Bergerac Series (writing as Andrew Saville)

  1. Bergerac Is Back - 1985
  2. Crimes of the Season - 1985
  3. Bergerac and the Fatal Weakness - 1988
  4. Bergerac and the Jersey Rose - 1988
  5. Bergerac and the Moving Fever - 1988
  6. Bergerac and the Traitor's Child - 1988
  7. Bergarac and the Jersey Rose

Blaines Series

  1. The Second Midnight - 1987
  2. Blacklist - 1988
  3. Toyshop - 1990

Lydmouth Series

  1. An Air That Kills - 1994
  2. The Mortal Sickness - 1995
  3. The Lover of the Grave - 1997
  4. The Suffocating Night - 1998
  5. Where Roses Fade - 2000
  6. Death's Own Door - 2001
  7. Call the Dying - 2004
  8. Naked to the Hangman - 2006

Roth Series

  1. The Four Last Things - 1997
  2. The Judgement of Strangers - 1998
  3. The Office of the Dead - 2000
  4. Requiem for an Angel - omnibus - 2002 aka Fallen Angel Other Novels

Other Novels

  • Hairline Cracks - 1988
  • Private Nose - 1989
  • Snapshot - 1989
  • Double Exposure - 1990
  • The Raven On the Water - 1991
  • Negative Image - 1992
  • The Barred Window - 1993
  • The Invader - 1994
  • The American Boy - 2003
  • An Unpardonable Crime - 2004
  • A Stain On The Silence - 2006
  • Bleeding Heart Square - 2008
  • The Anatomy of Ghosts - 2010
  • The Scent of Death - US, 2014
  • Fireside Gothic - - UK, 2016 - Collection of three gothic novellas: Broken Voices, The Leper House, and The Scratch

Andrew Taylor Awards

  • 1982 - John Creasey Memorial Award for Best First Crime Novel awarded to Caroline Minuscule by the Crime Writers' Association
  • 2001 - The Office of the Dead awarded the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association
  • 2003 - The American Boy awarded the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger by the Crime Writers' Association
  • 2005 - The American Boy - as An Unpardonable Crime, the US title wins the Audie in the Literary Fiction Category for the audio version read by Sir Derek Jacobi.
  • 2009 - Cartier Diamond Dagger of the Crime Writers' Association
  • 2009 - Bleeding Heart Square awarded the Martin Beck Award for Best Translated Crime Novel by the Swedish Crime Writers' Academy
  • 2010 - The American Boy selected by The Times as one of the Top Ten Crime Novels of the Decade
  • 2013 - The Scent of Death awarded the CWA Historical Dagger

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