Andrew Taylor
1951-
Pseudonym: Andrew Saville
 

Andrew Taylor grew up in East Anglia. He was educated at Cambridge University and University College London. He also wrote a series under the pseudonym 'Andrew Saville', featuring 'Sergeant Jim Bergerac', based on the BBC television series Bergerac. He is the winner of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifelong excellence in the genre. He is the creator of:
1. 'James Marwood and Cat Lovett', a government agent and his friend in 17th century London.
2. 'Lydmouth Crime' series featuring journalist Jill Francis and Detective Inspector Richard Thornhill in 1950s fictional Lydmouth.
3. 'Roth Trilogy' series featuring the psychological development of a serial killer.
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Titles and year of publication:  

'James Marwood and Cat Lovett' Novels
 1) The Ashes of London  2016
 2) The Fire Court  2018
 3) The King's Evil  2019
 4) The Last Protector  2020
 5) The Royal Secret  2021
 6) The Shadows of London  2023
'Jim Bergerac' Novels (as 'Andrew Saville')
 1) Bergerac: Crimes of the Season (Also published as: Bergerac Is Back [1985]) (short stories)  1985
 2) Bergerac and the Fatal Weakness  1988
 3) Bergerac and the Traitor's Child  1988
 4) Bergerac and the Jersey Rose  1988
 5) Bergerac and the Moving Fever  1988
'Lydmouth Crime' Novels
 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 Trilogy' Novels
 1) The Four Last Things  1997
 2) The Judgement of Strangers  1998
 3) The Office of the Dead (Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award)  2000
 4) Fallen Angel (Contains all three novels)  2007
Other Novels
 1) Caroline Minuscule (John Creasey Memorial Award)  1982
 2) Waiting for the End of the World  1984
 3) Our Father's Lies  1985
 4) An Old School Tie  1986
 5) Freelance Death  1987
 6) The Second Midnight  1987
 7) Blacklist  1988
 8) Blood Relations  1990
 9) Toyshop  1990
10) The Raven on the Water  1991
11) The Sleeping Policeman  1992
12) Odd Man Out  1993
13) The Barred Window  1993
14) The American Boy (Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award)  2003
15) An Unpardonable Crime  2004
16) A Stain on the Silence  2006
17) Bleeding Heart Square  2008
18) The Anatomy of Ghosts  2010
19) The Adjusters  2012
20) The Scent of Death (Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award)  2013
21) The Silent Boy  2014
22) Fireside Gothic (three novellas: Broken Voices, The Leper House, and The Scratch)  2016
23) The Writing House (e-novella)  2016
24) Broken Voices (e-novella)  2017
25) The Leper House (e-novella)  2017
26) The Scratch (e-novella)  2017
27) A Schooling in Murder  2025

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