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Neil Cross

ニール・クロス

Nīru Kurosu

Aliases: Neil Claude Gadd

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-02-09 （Bristol）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Bristol → Edinburgh

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Crime writer, Scriptwriter
Active Years
1998-2024
Nominations
Edgar Award nominee for Luther Episode 4 (2010), Primetime Emmy Award nominee (2012, 2014)

Education

University of Leeds
English and Theology
Degree: Bachelor's degree
Period: 1990-1994
Year of Graduation: 1994
Country: United Kingdom
University of Leeds
English
Degree: Master's degree
Period: 1994-1995
Year of Graduation: 1995
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Edgar Award
2010
Work: Luther (Episode 1)
Category: Best Teleplay
Organization: Mystery Writers of America
Result: Winner
Ngaio Marsh Award
2012
Work: Luther: The Calling
Category: Best Crime Novel
Result: Winner
Royal Television Society Award
2011
Work: Luther
Category: Best Drama Series
Organization: Royal Television Society
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Mr In-Between

1998 Crime novel

Story of a hitman.

ViolenceMorality
Adaptations
  • [Film] Mr In-Between / Peter Waddington (2001)

Always the Sun

2004 Novel

Longlisted for Booker Prize.

Luther: The Calling

2011 Crime novel

Novel tie-in to Luther series.

Bibliography

  • Mr In-Between (1998)
  • Christendom (1999)
  • Holloway Falls (2003)
  • Always the Sun (2004)
  • Heartland (2006) (memoir)
  • Natural History (2007)
  • Burial (2009)
  • Captured (2010)
  • Luther: The Calling (2011)

Adaptations

  • Mr In-Between (film, 2001)
  • Luther: The Fallen Sun (film, 2023)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Dark psychological proseComplex narratives
Recurring Motifs
CrimeRedemption

Legacy

British novelist and scriptwriter best known as creator of Luther.

In Popular Culture

  • Popularity of Luther series

Trivia

  • Has two children.
  • Adopted stepfather's surname.