Monstrous Tales: Haunting Encounters with Britain's Mythical Beasts
short-story-collection · First published 2025
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Stuart Turton Books in Order
Stuart Turton is an English author and former travel journalist. His debut novel, The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, won the Costa First Novel Award and became an international bestseller. His fiction is known for combining locked-room mysteries with elements of literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and horror. He has also contributed short stories to multi-author collections, including The Winter Spirits and Monstrous Tales.
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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Turton's debut novel and the award-winning introduction to his genre-blending mystery fiction.
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Novels (3)
- The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
novel · 2018
- The Devil and the Dark Water
novel · 2020
It's 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world's greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial and execution for a crime he may, or may not, have committed. Travelling with him is his…
- The Last Murder at the End of the World
novel · 2024
From the bestselling author of The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and The Devil and the Dark Water comes an inventive, high-concept murder mystery: an ingenious puzzle, an extraordinary backdrop, and an audacious solution. Solve the…
Short fiction (2)
- The Winter Spirits: Ghostly Tales for Frosty Nights
short-story-collection · 2023
- Monstrous Tales: Haunting Encounters with Britain's Mythical Beasts
short-story-collection · 2025
Frequently asked questions about Stuart Turton
Who is Stuart Turton?
Stuart Turton is an English author and former freelance travel journalist whose fiction blends locked-room mysteries with literary fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
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What did Stuart Turton do before becoming a novelist?
Before writing fiction, Turton worked as a freelance travel journalist, including periods in Shanghai and Dubai. He was working as a travel writer in Dubai when the idea for his debut novel emerged.
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What influences Stuart Turton's writing?
Turton has cited Agatha Christie and Golden Age crime, along with adventure video games whose puzzles and multiple playable characters influenced his storytelling. A 1628 shipwreck exhibition at Perth's Maritime Museum also helped inspire one of his novels.
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What awards has Stuart Turton won?
His debut won the 2018 Costa First Novel Award and the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Best Novel. The Devil and the Dark Water later won the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Fiction.
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What is Stuart Turton best known for?
Turton is best known for high-concept, genre-blending locked-room mysteries. His books have appeared on the Sunday Times and USA Today bestseller lists, been translated into forty languages, and sold more than one million copies, according to his author site.