Ann Cleeves says "Good short stories have a force and a clarity which it's almost impossible to achieve in a novel. That's why I enjoy reading them. I know that each word has been chosen with care.
"As a writer, they give me the opportunity to experiment, to play and to try a new form. My first non-series piece of prose came out as short fiction and I'd never have had the nerve to write a first person novel, without practising first on a story.
"I don't send post cards when I travel; I write stories instead. The three pieces in the CWA anthologies bring back vivid memories of Tanzania, Finland and Alaska. Raven Black was originally conceived as another of those holiday snap stories."
This page lists Ann's published short stories; and links to an exclusive short story to read online.
- Going Back
- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, edited by Janet Hutchings, March/April 2007 issue.
- Basic Skills
- Broadcast on Radio 4 on 2nd November 2006,
read by Brigit Forsyth, as part of the Manchester Crime Wave series.
Exclusive: Read Basic Skills online - The Midwife's Assistant
- Phantoms at the Phil, edited by Chaz Brenchley, (Northern Gothic, 2005).
About Phantoms at the Phil. - Owl Wars
- Crime on the Move, the CWA anthology edited by Martin Edwards, (Do-Not Press, 2004)
- Games for Winter
- Green for Danger, the CWA anthology edited by Martin Edwards, (Do-Not Press. 2003)
- A Rough Guide to Tanga
- Crime in the City, the CWA anthology, edited by Martin Edwards, (Do-Not Press 2002).
- The Plater
- The Murder Squad anthology, edited by Martin Edwards, (Flambard Press, 2001).
Shortlisted for a CWA short story dagger award. - Sad Girls
- The Murder Squad anthology, edited by Martin Edwards, (Flambard Press, 2001).
- The Harmless Pursuits of Archibald Stamp
- Northern Blood 2, edited by Martin Edwards, (Flambard Press, 1995)
- A Winter's Tale
- Northern Blood, edited by Martin Edwards, (Didsbury Press, 1992).
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