Anne Perry

Born: 28 October 1938 Blackheath, London, England
Old name: Juliet Marion Hulme

is an English author of historical detective fiction, best known for her Thomas Pitt series and William Monk series. She was convicted of participating in the murder of her friend's mother in 1954. She changed her name after serving her sentence.
After being released from prison, Hulme returned to England and became a flight attendant. For a period she lived in the United States, where she joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1968. She later settled in the Scottish village of Portmahomack where she lived with her mother. Her father went on to a distinguished scientific career, heading the British hydrogen bomb programme.
Hulme took the name Anne Perry, the latter being her stepfather's surname. Her first novel, The Cater Street Hangman, was published under this name in 1979. Her works generally fall into one of several categories of genre fiction, including historical murder mysteries and detective fiction. Many of them feature a number of recurring characters, most importantly Thomas Pitt, who appeared in her first novel, and amnesiac private investigator William Monk, who first appeared in her 1990 novel The Face of a Stranger. As of 2003 she had published 47 novels, and several collections of short stories. Her story "Heroes", which first appeared in the 1999 anthology Murder and Obsession, edited by Otto Penzler, won the 2001 Edgar Award for Best Short Story.
In 2005, Perry appeared on the Trisha show to discuss the crime on a special themed show.

Works:

 Featuring Thomas Pitt

1. The Cater Street Hangman (1979)
2. Callander Square (1980)
3. Paragon Walk (1981)
4. Resurrection Row (1981)
5. Rutland Place (1983)
6. Bluegate Fields (1984)
7. Death in the Devil's Acre (1985)
8. Cardington Crescent (1987)
9. Silence in Hanover Close (1988)
10. Bethlehem Road (1990)
11. Highgate Rise (1991)
12. Belgrave Square (1992)
13. Farrier's Lane (1993)
14. The Hyde Park Headsman (1994)
15. Traitors Gate (1995)
16. Pentecost Alley (1996)
17. Ashworth Hall (1997)
18. Brunswick Gardens (1998)
19. Bedford Square (1999)
20. Half Moon Street (2000)
21. The Whitechapel Conspiracy (2001)
22. Southampton Row (2002)
23. Seven Dials (2003)
24. Long Spoon Lane (2005)
25. Buckingham Palace Gardens (2008)
26. Treason at Lisson Grove (2011)
27. Dorchester Terrace (2012)
28. Midnight at Marble Arch (2013)
29. Death on Blackheath (2014)
30. The Angel Court Affair (2015)

Featuring William Monk

1. The Face of a Stranger (1990)
2. A Dangerous Mourning (1991)
3. Defend and Betray (1992)
4. A Sudden, Fearful Death (1993)
5. The Sins of the Wolf (1994)
6. Cain His Brother (1995)
7. Weighed in the Balance (1996)
8. The Silent Cry (1997)
9. A Breach of Promise (alt. title: Whited Sepulchres) (1997)
10. The Twisted Root (1999)
11. Slaves of Obsession (alt. title: Slaves and Obsession) (2000)
12. A Funeral in Blue (2001)
13. Death of a Stranger (2002)
14. The Shifting Tide (2004)
15. Dark Assassin (2006)
16. Execution Dock (2009)
17. Acceptable Loss (2011)
18. A Sunless Sea (2012)
19. Blind Justice (2013)
20. Blood on the water (2014)

The World War I series

1. No Graves As Yet (2003)
2. Shoulder the Sky (2004)
3. Angels in the Gloom (2005)
4. At Some Disputed Barricade (2006)
5. We Shall Not Sleep (2007)

The Christmas stories

1. A Christmas Journey (2003)
2. A Christmas Visitor (2004)
3. A Christmas Guest (2005)
4. A Christmas Secret (2006)
5. A Christmas Beginning (2007)
6. A Christmas Grace (2008)
7. A Christmas Promise (2009)
8. A Christmas Odyssey (2010)
9. A Christmas Homecoming (2011)
10. A Christmas Garland (2012)
11. A Christmas Hope (2013)
12. A New York Christmas (2014)

The Christmas Collections

1. An Anne Perry Christmas: Two Holiday Novels (2006) – contains A Christmas Journey (2003) and A Christmas Visitor (2004)
2. Anne Perry's Christmas Mysteries: Two Holiday Novels (2008) – contains A Christmas Guest (2005) and A Christmas Secret (2006)
3. Anne Perry's Silent Nights: Two Victorian Christmas Mysteries (2009) – contains A Christmas Beginning (2007) and A Christmas Grace (2008)
4. Anne Perry's Christmas Vigil: Two Victorian Holiday Mysteries (2011) – contains A Christmas Promise (2009) and A Christmas Odyssey (2010)

Fantasy

1. Tathea (1999)
2. Come Armageddon (2001)

Timepiece series (Young Adult Novels)

1. Tudor Rose (2011)
2. Rose of No Man's Land (2011)
3. Blood Red Rose (2012)
4. Rose Between Two Thorns (2012)

Other books

• The One Thing More (2000)
• A Dish Taken Cold (2001)
• Death by Horoscope (2001, short stories by various authors)
• Much Ado About Murder (2002, short stories by various authors)
• Death By Dickens (2004, short stories by various authors)
• I'd Kill For That (2004, one novel written by multiple authors)
• Letters From The Highlands (2004)
• Thou Shalt Not Kill: Biblical Mystery Stories (2005, short stories by various authors)
• Heroes (Most Wanted) (2007)
• The Sheen on the Silk: A Novel (2010)
• The Scroll (Short Story) (2013)