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Leigh Russell

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Leigh Russell has sold over a million books in her Geraldine Steel series of crime novels. Published in English and in translation throughout Europe and in China, the Geraldine Steel titles have appeared on many bestseller lists, including #1 on kindle. Leigh's work has been nominated for several major awards, including the CWA New Blood Dagger and CWA Dagger in the Library.
Leigh has also written a trilogy featuring Lucy Hall, set in the Seychelles, Paris and Rome, and two standalone psychological thrillers.
Leigh serves on the board of the Crime Writers Association and chairs the judges for the prestigious CWA Debut Dagger Award.
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Average rating: 3.83 · 22,913 ratings · 2,090 reviews · 70 distinct works • Similar authors

	Cut Short (DI Geraldine Steel, #1) 3.77 avg rating — 2,757 ratings — published 2009 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Road Closed (DI Geraldine Steel, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 1,442 ratings — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deadly Alibi (DI Geraldine Steel #9) 4.07 avg rating — 1,023 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stop Dead (DI Geraldine Steel, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 961 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dead End (DI Geraldine Steel, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 950 ratings — published 2011 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cold Sacrifice (DS Ian Peterson, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 1,005 ratings — published 2013 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Bed (DI Geraldine Steel, #4) 3.92 avg rating — 939 ratings — published 2011 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journey to Death (Lucy Hall, #1) 3.45 avg rating — 1,062 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fatal Act (DI Geraldine Steel, #6) 4.03 avg rating — 762 ratings — published 2013 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adulterer's Wife 3.57 avg rating — 728 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Poppy Mystery Tale (5 books)
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“pretty exhausting. I think my mother finds it all too much but she absolutely refuses to let any of us help her.’ ‘How many brothers and sisters have you got?’ ‘Four.’ ‘There are five of you!’ ‘You’re a mathematician?”
― Leigh Russell, Killer Christmas

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“It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden; Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be Ere one can say ‘It lightens’…’ Shakespeare”
― Leigh Russell, Dead End

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“Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.’ Bertolt Brecht”
― Leigh Russell, Dead End

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Tess Gerritsen

16 votes, 5.8%

David Baldacci

13 votes, 4.7%

Lee Child

9 votes, 3.2%

Val McDermid

8 votes, 2.9%

Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

8 votes, 2.9%

Kathy Reichs

7 votes, 2.5%

Harlan Coben

7 votes, 2.5%

Arthur Conan Doyle

7 votes, 2.5%

Dean Koontz

6 votes, 2.2%

Mary Higgins Clark

6 votes, 2.2%

Arnaldur Indriðason

6 votes, 2.2%

Lisa Gardner

6 votes, 2.2%

Neil Gaiman

6 votes, 2.2%

Raymond Chandler

5 votes, 1.8%

Charles Todd

5 votes, 1.8%

Lawrence Block

5 votes, 1.8%

Dashiell Hammett

5 votes, 1.8%

John Grisham

5 votes, 1.8%

Dick Francis

5 votes, 1.8%

Louise Penny

5 votes, 1.8%

Robert Crais

5 votes, 1.8%

Clive Cussler

4 votes, 1.4%

J.D. Robb

4 votes, 1.4%

John D. MacDonald

4 votes, 1.4%

John Connolly

4 votes, 1.4%

Tana French

4 votes, 1.4%

Chelsea Cain

4 votes, 1.4%

Denise Mina

4 votes, 1.4%

Rita Mae Brown

4 votes, 1.4%

P.D. James

4 votes, 1.4%

Alan Furst

4 votes, 1.4%

James M. Cain

4 votes, 1.4%

John Sandford

3 votes, 1.1%

Ann Cleeves

3 votes, 1.1%

Ruth Rendell

3 votes, 1.1%

C.J. Sansom

3 votes, 1.1%

Linwood Barclay

3 votes, 1.1%

Alan Bradley

3 votes, 1.1%

Nevada Barr

3 votes, 1.1%

T. Jefferson Parker

3 votes, 1.1%

Anne Perry

3 votes, 1.1%

Mark Billingham

3 votes, 1.1%

Ellis Peters

3 votes, 1.1%

Andrew Vachss

2 votes, 0.7%

James Patterson

2 votes, 0.7%

Jonathan Kellerman

2 votes, 0.7%

Martin Limón

2 votes, 0.7%

Margaret Millar

2 votes, 0.7%

Donald E. Westlake

2 votes, 0.7%

Martin Cruz Smith

2 votes, 0.7%

Victoria Thompson

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Michael Crichton

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Peter May

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Robin Cook

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Scott Turow

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Dana Stabenow

2 votes, 0.7%

Alistair MacLean

2 votes, 0.7%

Henning Mankell

2 votes, 0.7%

C.J. Box

2 votes, 0.7%

Laura Lippman

2 votes, 0.7%

Linda Fairstein

2 votes, 0.7%

John Mortimer

2 votes, 0.7%

Joy Fielding

1 vote, 0.4%

Michael Robotham

1 vote, 0.4%

James Lee Burke

1 vote, 0.4%

J.T. Ellison

1 vote, 0.4%

Colin Dexter

1 vote, 0.4%

Peter Robinson

1 vote, 0.4%

Gregg Olsen

1 vote, 0.4%

Ross Macdonald

1 vote, 0.4%

Sue Grafton

1 vote, 0.4%

J.P. Smith

1 vote, 0.4%

Julia Spencer-Fleming

1 vote, 0.4%

Patricia Cornwell

1 vote, 0.4%

Ed McBain

1 vote, 0.4%

Daniel Silva

1 vote, 0.4%

Leigh Russell

1 vote, 0.4%

Thomas Harris

1 vote, 0.4%

Ngaio Marsh

1 vote, 0.4%

Paul Levine

1 vote, 0.4%

Karen Rose

0 votes, 0.0%

Andrew M. Greeley

0 votes, 0.0%

James Crumley

0 votes, 0.0%

Ian Hamilton

0 votes, 0.0%

C.E. Lawrence

0 votes, 0.0%

James Sallis

0 votes, 0.0%

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Leigh’s Quotes

“A writer never has a vacation. For a writer, life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.”
― Eugene Ionesco

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“I don't judge people. I don't think we should/”
― Ruth Rendell

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“Nothing of value was ever achieved in the morning.”
― Lee Child

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“Writing is a way of sharing our humanity.”
― William McIlvanney

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“I never want to see anyone, and I never want to go anywhere or do anything. I just want to write.”
― P. G. Wodehouse

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message 11: by Leigh

Oct 01, 2015 12:41PM

Jeannie and Louis wrote: "Thank you for your friendship and wishes for a wonderful holiday season filled with writing/reading."

Thank you, and the same to you!

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message 10: by Leigh

Oct 01, 2015 12:41PM

Paula wrote: "Hi Leigh, thank you for adding me to your list."

Good to hear from you.

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message 9: by Leigh

Oct 01, 2015 12:40PM

Emily wrote: "Thanks Leigh for accepting my friend request :)

Hope all is going well with your writing."

Thanks, Emily!

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message 8: by Leigh (last edited Oct 01, 2015 12:40PM)

Oct 01, 2015 12:39PM

Jacques wrote: "Thanks for the friendship. Very interesting choice of books. Looking forward to your latest recommendations."

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message 7: by Leigh

Oct 01, 2015 12:39PM

Jacques wrote: "Thanks for the friendship. Very interesting choice of books. Looking forward to your latest recommendations."
Nice to hear from you. I'm rather behind with my reading as I've had a lot of writing to do. My TBR pile is growing! Leigh

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message 6: by Leigh

Oct 01, 2015 12:37PM

Deborah wrote: "Thanks for the friend add, Leigh. Looking forward to following your reads. Hi Deborah, sorry for the late response... I only just saw these comments. Lovely to hear from you. Leugh

Deborah J Ledford
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message 5: by Jeannie and Louis

Dec 17, 2012 03:06PM

Thank you for your friendship and wishes for a wonderful holiday season filled with writing/reading.

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message 4: by Paula R C

Dec 17, 2012 12:58AM

Hi Leigh, thank you for adding me to your list.

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message 3: by Jacques

Aug 09, 2012 11:02AM

Thanks for the friendship. Very interesting choice of books. Looking forward to your latest recommendations.

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message 2: by Emily

Apr 23, 2012 03:45PM

Thanks Leigh for accepting my friend request :)

Hope all is going well with your writing.

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message 1: by Deborah

Apr 16, 2012 05:41PM

Thanks for the friend add, Leigh. Looking forward to following your reads.

Deborah J Ledford
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