Christopher Brookmyre
Christopher Brookmyre was born on September 6th, 1968 and is currently 56 years old. Christopher Brookmyre was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Christopher Brookmyre is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 11 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1998 with the novel Not the End of the World. The most recently released novel was The Cracked Mirror which was released in 2024. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Christopher at this time.
Christopher Brookmyre has also written the Jack Parlabane series which has 9 books including Quite Ugly One Morning and Country of the Blind.
In 2004, Christopher Brookmyre won the
Sherlock Award which is an award for Best Detective, in the category
Best Comic Novel. It was for his character Detective Jack Parlabane, and the award was specifically awarded for the novel
Be My Enemy. Chris had previously won a Sherlock award for the novel
Boiling a Frog in 2000.
Christopher Brookmyre: Awards & Accolades
Christopher Brookmyre won the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2020. Christopher Brookmyre was also nominated for multiple awards including: The Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2003, and the Crime Writer's Association Award, Dagger in the Library Award, in 2004.
Brookmyre's book, Black Widow won Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year, in 2017.
The following novels by Christopher Brookmyre were also nominated for these awards:
- All Fun And Games Until Somebody Loses An Eye: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2007).
- A Tale Etched In Blood And Hard Black Pencil: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2008).
- A Snowball in Hell: CrimeFest, Last Laugh Award (2009).
- Where the Bodies Are Buried: Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year (2012).
- Black Widow: Crime Writer's Association Award, Gold Dagger Award (2016).
- Want You Gone / The Last Hack: CrimeFest, eDunnit Award (2018).
- The Last Siege of Bothwell Castle: Crime Writer's Association Award, Short Story Award (2018).
- The Cliff House: CrimeFest, eDunnit Award (2023).
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- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
- Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus Series.
- Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
- Jo Nesbø, author of the Harry Hole Series .
- Val McDermid, author of the Inspector Karen Pirie Series.
Christopher Brookmyre: F.A.Q
When was Christopher Brookmyre Born? How old is Christopher Brookmyre?
Christopher Brookmyre was born on September 6th, 1968. Christopher Brookmyre is currently 56 years old.
Where was Christopher Brookmyre Born?
Christopher Brookmyre was born in Glasgow, Scotland and is Scottish.
What awards has Christopher Brookmyre won?
Christopher Brookmyre has won the following awards: Dagger in the Library Award at the Crime Writer's Association Award (2020).
What book awards has Christopher Brookmyre won?
Brookmyre's book, Black Widow won the award Theakston's Old Peculier, Crime Novel of the Year, in 2017.
What was the first book Christopher Brookmyre wrote?
The first book written by Christopher Brookmyre was Quite Ugly One Morning, published in 1996.
What was the most recent book Christopher Brookmyre wrote?
His most recently released work was The Cracked Mirror on July 18th, 2024.
Will there be any more books by Christopher Brookmyre?
Christopher Brookmyre does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
How many books has Christopher Brookmyre written?
Christopher Brookmyre has written 29 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 9 books in the Jack Parlabane Series, 3 books in the Angelique De Xavier Series, 4 books in the Jasmine Sharp Investigations Series, 11 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Short Story Collections.