Rennie Airth (born 1935)[1] is a South African novelist who currently resides in Italy.[2] Airth has also worked as foreign correspondent for the Reuters news service.[2]
Rennie Airth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1935 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Notable awards | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 2000 River of Darkness |
Novels
editHis works include Snatch! (1969), Once A Spy (1981), and a series of murder mysteries set in England between 1921 and 1949 featuring Detective Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard (later retired). The first of these, River of Darkness (1999), won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for best international crime novel in 2000 and was nominated for Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity awards in the States.[3] Airth found inspiration for that tale in a scrapbook about his uncle, a soldier killed in World War I.[4] A sequel, The Blood-Dimmed Tide, was published in 2003, and a third book, The Dead of Winter, in 2009.[5] Although Airth initially intended to write a trilogy about Madden,[6] in 2014 he produced a fourth entry in the series, The Reckoning, and followed that with The Death of Kings (2017).
Awards
edit| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | River of Darkness | Anthony Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [7] |
| Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel | Finalist | [7] | ||
| Dilys Award | Finalist | [7] | ||
| Edgar Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [7][1] | ||
| Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Winner | [3][1] | ||
| Historical Dagger Award | Finalist | [7] | ||
| Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel | Finalist | [7] | ||
| 2006 | The Blood-Dimmed Tide | Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel | Finalist | [7] |
| 2009 | The Dead of Winter | Historical Dagger Award | Finalist | [7] |
Publications
edit- Snatch (1969)
- Once A Spy (1981)
- Detective Inspector John Madden
- River of Darkness (1999)
- The Blood-Dimmed Tide (2004)
- The Dead of Winter (2009)
- The Reckoning (2014)
- The Death of Kings (2017)
- The Decent Inn of Death (2020)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Airth, Rennie 1935–". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Rennie Airth". PanMacmillan.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Rennie Airth". Fantastic Fiction. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Rennie Airth – Penguin Group (USA) Authors". Penguin Group (USA). Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "Rennie Airth". PanMacmillan.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ "CrimeSquad". Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Rennie Airth". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
edit- The story behind The Reckoning - Essay by Rennie Airth on Upcoming4.me
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