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Anne Cleeland

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Anne Cleeland writes a contemporary Scotland Yard mystery series that is featured in the Amazon top 100 best sellers. She also writes a historical series of stand-alone books set in the Regency period. A member of International Thriller Writers, The Historical Novel Society, and Mystery Writers of America, she lives in California and has four children. www.annecleeland.com; @annecleeland.

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Average rating: 4.12 · 22,267 ratings · 2,286 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	Murder In Thrall (New Scotland Yard/Doyle and Acton, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 4,149 ratings — published 2013 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Retribution (New Scotland Yard/Doyle and Acton, #2) 3.93 avg rating — 2,552 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Hindsight (New Scotland Yard/Doyle and Acton, #3) 4.02 avg rating — 1,707 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Containment (New Scotland Yard/Doyle and Acton, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 1,580 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Shadow (New Scotland Yard/Doyle and Acton, #6) 4.26 avg rating — 1,247 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in All Honour (New Scotland Yard/Doyle and Acton, #5) 4.23 avg rating — 1,253 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Misdirection (Doyle & Acton, #7) 4.33 avg rating — 1,016 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Spite (New Scotland Yard/Doyle & Acton, #8) 4.25 avg rating — 880 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in Just Cause (Doyle & Acton, #9) 4.32 avg rating — 756 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder in the Blood (Doyle & Acton, #10) 4.42 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Doyle & Acton (21 books)
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Anne Cleeland liked Janie's review of The Penitent: "Really Cleeland? I've read Cleeland's books for years: not all of them but a lot, multiple times. I don't sense her style of writing in this book at all. In addition, there were multiple editing errors and a pattern of phrasing that was foreign. From " Read more of this review »
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Anne Cleeland and 1 other person liked Jane M.'s review of Murder in Reproach: "The fascinating saga of Acton and Doyle continues. Returning characters , old villains and new twists keep this series interesting. Hope it continues for many years.!"
Mar 31, 2024 05:52PM · see review
Anne Cleeland made a comment in the group Crime, Mysteries & Thrillers — FW09) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd topic " One of my all-time favorites :) "
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Anne Cleeland shared a quote “Frowning, she considered this. “Was there a portent in Macbeth?” “Indeed, madam; there were several. Banquo’s ghost comes to mind.” “Aye—Shakespeare liked his ghosts.” “A useful literary device, madam. The ghosts were a form of foreshadowing.” “If you say so,” Doyle replied doubtfully” Anne Cleeland
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Anne Cleeland made a comment on Joan’s review of Murder in Reproach " Murder in Preemption coming Fall 2024 ;) "
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Anne Cleeland and 2 other people liked Elizabeth Dodd's review of Murder in Reproach: "Anne Cleeland is my kind of author. I know when I get one of her books I am in for an excellent read. She crafts intricate plots with familiar characters mixed in with curious new ones. When I've thought about trying to describe this series, I get stuc" Read more of this review »
Mar 01, 2024 06:48AM · see review
Anne Cleeland made a comment on Helen’s review of Murder in Reproach " Thank you Helen, but the stories do come out twice each year, in the spring and in the fall ;) Murder in Preemption coming Fall 2024 "
Mar 01, 2024 06:48AM · see review
Anne Cleeland answered Lulu's question: Hello Ms. Cleeland! I really enjoyed Murder in Reproach and love the Doyle & Acton series. This last book though, Murder in Reproach, ended really abruptly. It almost seemed like a few pages, or even the last chapter, got cut off accidentally on my kindle version. My version ended with Doyle lying in bed at Trestles after Acton left to go get Tim. Is that where the book was supposed to end? Hi Lulu, Yes, the ending is supposed to be a cliffhanger, with the reader wondering what on earth happened (who would give Acton a black eye, and why?) All will be revealed in the fall with Murder in Preemption. ;)
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“There was no attempt to speak of blastocytes; only the hard, hard reality of acceptance and faith.”
― Anne Cleeland, Murder in Retribution

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“I know you’d rather I didn’t know whatever it is that I don’t know—but who’s to say that the known unknowin’ is better than just plain knownin’?”
― Anne Cleeland, Murder in All Honour

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“small valise, along with a change of clothes”
― Anne Cleeland, Murder In Thrall

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Voting for January 2019 Group Read - MURDER in title

The Word Is Murder by Anthony Horowitz

11 votes, 31.4%

The Murder House by James Patterson

7 votes, 20.0%

Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

7 votes, 20.0%

Murder on the Oxford Canal by Faith Martin

5 votes, 14.3%

The Murder Ballad by Jane Hill

2 votes, 5.7%

Skinny Dipping with Murder by Auralee Wallace

1 vote, 2.9%

Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland

1 vote, 2.9%

Murder on the Old Bog Road by David Pearson

1 vote, 2.9%

Murder by Misrule by Anna Castle

0 votes, 0.0%

35 total votes

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Anne’s Quotes

“Frowning, she considered this. “Was there a portent in Macbeth?”
“Indeed, madam; there were several. Banquo’s ghost comes to mind.”
“Aye—Shakespeare liked his ghosts.”
“A useful literary device, madam. The ghosts were a form of foreshadowing.”
“If you say so,” Doyle replied doubtfully”
― Anne Cleeland

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