Dagger in the Library
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2015) Winner
Christopher Robert Fowler
クリストファー・ロバート・ファウラー
Kurisutofā Robāto Faurā
Pen Names:
L. K. Fox（Used for psychological thriller novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-03-26 （Greenwich, London, England）
- Died
- 2023-03-02 （London, England） age 69
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Barcelona, Spain → King's Cross, London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Copywriter, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1984-2022
- Affiliations
- The Creative Partnership
- Memberships
- Detection Club (inducted 2021)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colfe's Grammar School | — | — | — | 幼少期 | United Kingdom |
| Goldsmiths College | Art | — | — | 1972年入学 | United Kingdom |
Colfe's Grammar School
Period:
幼少期
Country:
United Kingdom
Lee, London
Goldsmiths College
Art
Period:
1972年入学
Country:
United Kingdom
University of London
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CWA Dagger in the Library | Entire body of work | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
| — | The Last Laugh Award | — | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞（2回） |
| — | British Fantasy Award | — | 最優秀ノベラ（Breathe） | British Fantasy Society | 受賞（複数回） |
| 2008 | Edge Hill Prize | Old Devil Moon | Audience Prize | — | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Green Carnation Award | Paperboy | — | — | 受賞 |
CWA Dagger in the Library
2015
Work:
Entire body of work
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
The Last Laugh Award
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞（2回）
British Fantasy Award
Category:
最優秀ノベラ（Breathe）
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
受賞（複数回）
Edge Hill Prize
2008
Work:
Old Devil Moon
Category:
Audience Prize
Result:
受賞
Green Carnation Award
2009
Work:
Paperboy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Full Dark House
2004 Crime fictionFirst Bryant & May novel, origin story set during the Blitz.
London historyDetective unit
Rune
1990 Horror thrillerModern update of M.R. James's 'Casting the Runes'.
SupernaturalCurses
Bryant & May: London's Glory
2016 Crime short storiesCollection of 'missing cases' for Bryant & May.
LondonHistory
Bibliography
- How to Impersonate Famous People
- Roofworld
- Rune
- Spanky
- Full Dark House
- The Water Room
- Seventy-Seven Clocks
- Paperboy
Adaptations
- Through the Eyes of a Killer (based on short story The Master Builder)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Interweaves factual layers of London's history and societyBizarre elements in realistic crime stories
- Recurring Motifs
- London landmarksUnderground rivers/tunnelsHistorical events
Health
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Cancer2020-03 - 2023-03Impacted writing; died in 2023
Legacy
Author of Bryant & May mysteries featuring Golden Age detectives in modern London; authored over 50 novels.
In Popular Culture
- Wrote tagline for Alien (1979): 'In space, no one can hear you scream'
Trivia
- Wrote the famous tagline for the film Alien
- Gay; husband Peter Chapman was a TV executive
- Father worked in WWII Peculiar Crimes Unit