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Craig Russell

クレイグ・ラッセル

Kureigu Rasseru

Pen Names: Christopher Galt（pseudonym）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1955-01-04 （Shetland Islands）
Nationality
British
Languages
English, German

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Short story writer
Active Years
2005-2023
Nominations
Shortlisted for 2007 CWA Gold Dagger, Shortlisted for 2007 SNCF Prix Polar Award, Finalist for 2012 Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year (Dead Men and Broken Hearts), Finalist for 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger (Dead Men and Broken Hearts), Shortlisted for 2017 McIlvanney Prize (The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid), Shortlisted for 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award (The Devil Aspect)

Awards

Polizeistern (Police Star)
2007
Organization: Hamburg Police
Result: winner
CWA Dagger in the Library
2008
Organization: Crime Writers' Association
Result: winner
Scottish Crime Novel of the Year
2015
Work: The Ghosts of Altona
Organization: Bloody Scotland Festival
Result: winner
McIlvanney Prize
2021
Work: Hyde
Organization: Bloody Scotland
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Blood Eagle

2005 Thriller

First in the Jan Fabel detective series set in Hamburg.

HistoricalMythological
Adaptations
  • [TV Movie] Blood Eagle / Nils Willbrandt (2012)

Brother Grimm

2006 Thriller

Eternal

2007 Thriller
Adaptations
  • [TV Movie] Eternal / Nicolai Rohde (2015)

The Devil Aspect

2019 Gothic horror

Gothic thriller. Film rights acquired by Columbia Pictures/Sony.

HistoricalMythological

Hyde

2021 Thriller

McIlvanney Prize winner.

Bibliography

  • Blood Eagle (2005)
  • Brother Grimm (2006)
  • Eternal (2007)
  • The Carnival Master (2008)
  • The Valkyrie Song (2009)
  • A Fear of Dark Water (2011)
  • The Ghosts of Altona (2015)
  • Lennox (2009)
  • The Long Glasgow Kiss (2010)
  • The Deep Dark Sleep (2011)
  • Dead Men and Broken Hearts (2012)
  • The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid (2016)
  • Biblical (2014, as Christopher Galt; The Third Testament 2015)
  • The Devil Aspect (2019)
  • Hyde (2021)
  • The Devil's Playground (2023)

Adaptations

  • Several Jan Fabel novels adapted into TV movies by Tivoli Film for ARD

Translations of Works

  • Jan Fabel series translated into 23 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Thriller fictionIncorporation of historical and mythological themesCrime novels set in Hamburg
Recurring Motifs
Post-war German historyMythologyGothic horror

Legacy

Scottish novelist known for the Hamburg-set Jan Fabel thriller series translated into 23 languages. Multiple award winner in crime fiction with a special interest in post-war German history.

Trivia

  • The only non-German to receive the Polizeistern (Police Star) from the Hamburg Police
  • Speaks fluent German
  • Several Jan Fabel novels adapted into German TV movies starring Peter Lohmeyer