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Liz Nugent

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Rizu Nūgentu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1967 (Dublin, Ireland)
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Dublin, Ireland → London, UK → Paris, France (residence)

Career

Occupations
novelist, stage manager, television production administrator
Active Years
2014-2024
Affiliations
RTÉ, Penguin Sandycove, Scout Press
Nominations
An Post Irish Book Awards 'Crime Novel of the Year' 2020

Education

Holy Child Killiney
Country: Ireland

Awards

Ireland AM Crime Fiction Award
2014
Work: Unravelling Oliver
Category: Crime Fiction
Organization: Bord Gáis Irish Book Awards
Result: Winner
Ryan Tubridy Listeners' Choice Award
2016
Work: Lying In Wait
Organization: Irish Book Awards
Result: Winner
Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year
2018
Work: Skin Deep
Organization: An Post Irish Book Awards
Result: Winner
RTÉ Radio 1's The Ryan Tubridy Show Listeners’ Choice Award
2018
Work: Skin Deep
Organization: An Post Irish Book Awards
Result: Winner
Crime Novel of the Year
2023
Work: Strange Sally Diamond
Organization: An Post Irish Book Awards
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Unravelling Oliver

2014 crime novel

Psychological thriller debut novel.

secretsviolence

Lying In Wait

2016 crime novel

Skin Deep

2018 crime novel

Our Little Cruelties

2020 crime novel

Strange Sally Diamond

2023 crime novel

Bibliography

  • Unravelling Oliver (2014)
  • Lying In Wait (2016)
  • Skin Deep (2018)
  • Our Little Cruelties (2020)
  • Strange Sally Diamond (2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
masterful psychological insightmultiple viewpoints
Recurring Motifs
family secretspast traumas

Health

  • dystonia
    6歳時から現在
    Brain injury at age six, but did not prevent writing career.

Legacy

Acclaimed Irish crime novelist with multiple awards and bestsellers.

In Popular Culture

  • Featured on BBC's Between the Covers

Trivia

  • Suffered brain injury at age six
  • Stage manager for Riverdance world tour
  • Administrative role on RTÉ's Fair City