Chris Ewan (born 6 October 1976) is a British crime and mystery writer. He is best known for his "Good Thief" series of travelling adventures featuring Charlie Howard, a thief and author of his own crime series.

Ewan was born in Taunton, Somerset, and lived on the Isle of Man with his family before moving back to Somerset.[1] Ewan studied American Literature at the University of Nottingham.[2]

He is published by Simon & Schuster and Faber and Faber in the UK, and St. Martin's Press in the United States. His first novel, The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (2007), won the Long Barn Books First Novel Award.[3] His first and second novels, The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam and The Good Thief's Guide to Paris, were shortlisted for the Last Laugh Award for best comic crime fiction.[4] The audiobook of The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas, read by Simon Vance, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2013.[5] His latest work in the series is The Good Thief's Guide to Berlin. The Good Thief's Guides are being developed for TV by 20th Century Fox Studios for ABC.[6]

Ewan's thriller Safe House, set on the Isle of Man, has sold over 500,000 copies [7] and was shortlisted for the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.[8]

Novels

  • The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam (2007)
  • The Good Thief's Guide to Paris (2009)
  • The Good Thief's Guide to Vegas (2010)
  • The Good Thief's Guide to Venice (2011)
  • Safe House (2011)
  • The Good Thief's Guide to Berlin (2013)
  • Dead Line (2013)
  • Dark Tides (2015)
  • Long Time Lost (2016)
  • A Window Breaks (2020)

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Ewan Biography at Simon & Schuster". Authors.simonandschuster.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "IT'S A CRIME! (OR A MYSTERY...): The Good Thief's Guide to Chris Ewan – Interview with the Author". Itsacrime.typepad.com. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Good Thief's Guide wins first novel race". The Bookseller. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "CrimeFest reveals shortlist". The Bookseller. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Audie Award Finalists Announced". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Island author's work is being developed for American television - Isle of Man Today". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2014 | Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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