Craig Russell, also known as Christopher Galt, is a Scottish novelist, short story writer and author of The Devil Aspect. His Hamburg-set thriller series featuring detective Jan Fabel has been translated into 23 languages. Russell speaks fluent German and has a special interest in post-war German history. His books, particularly The Devil Aspect and the Fabel series, tend to include historical or mythological themes.
Craig Russell
Craig Russell in 2009
Occupation
Novelist
Nationality
British
Genre
Fiction: thriller, Gothic horror, crime, historical, speculative and science fiction.
Website
www.craigrussell.com
In February 2007, Russell was awarded the Polizeistern (Police Star) by the Hamburg Police, the only non-German ever to have received this accolade. In June 2007, Russell was shortlisted for the £20,000 CWA Duncan Lawrie Gold Dagger, the world's largest literary prize for crime fiction. Also in 2007, Russell was shortlisted for the SNCF Prix Polar Award in France.[1]
He was the winner of the 2008 CWA Dagger in the Library.[2] His novel Dead Men and Broken Hearts was a finalist for both 2012 inaugural Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year Award[3] and the 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger.[4] In 2015, his novel The Ghosts of Altona won the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year at the Bloody Scotland Festival.[5] He was again shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize in 2017 for The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid,[6] and The Devil Aspect was shortlisted for the 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award.[7] Russell won the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for his novel Hyde, making him the first in the prize's history to win twice.[8]
In 2014, he wrote the book Biblical under the pseudonym 'Christopher Galt'.[9] In April 2015, The Third Testament was released under the same name.
Having been acquired in an auction by Jason Kaufman, Dan Brown's editor at Doubleday,[10] Russell's Gothic thriller The Devil Aspect was published in the United States in March 2019, the film rights (under the title Where the Devil Hides) having already been acquired by Columbia Pictures/Sony.[11] The UK edition was published by Constable/Little, Brown.[12]
Jan Fabel is a fictional contemporary German detective. Fabel, whose rank is that of Erster Kriminalhauptkommissar (Principal Chief Commissar), is the head of the Mordkommission (Murder Squad) of the Hamburg Police. Fabel is half-Scottish, half-German and trained as a historian before becoming a policeman. The cases he investigates tend to involve a strong historical or mythological element.
Biblical (2014) [written as Christopher Galt and released as UK paperback as The Third Testament (2015)]
The Devil Aspect (2019)
Hyde (2021)
FilmographyEdit
Four of Craig Russell's novels in the Fabel series have been produced by Tivoli Film. A fifth is currently in production[14][15] for German public broadcaster ARD:
Murder Is No Fairy Tale [de][16] (aka Wolfsfährte, directed by Urs Egger, premiere date 30 October 2010)
Blood Eagle [de][17] (aka Blutadler, directed by Nils Willbrandt, premiere date 3 November 2012)
Eternal[15][18] (aka Brandmal, directed by Nicolai Rohde, premiere date 19 September 2015)
Carneval (directed by Nicolai Rohde, premiere date 15 September 2018)
The Valkyrie Song, the fifth novel to be adapted, went into production on 9 April 2019 [19]
In all five films, the lead title of Jan Fabel has been played by Peter Lohmeyer.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification as its only attribution is to self published sources articles should not be based solely on such sources Please help by adding reliable independent sources Immediately remove contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced September 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Craig Russell also known as Christopher Galt is a Scottish novelist short story writer and author of The Devil Aspect His Hamburg set thriller series featuring detective Jan Fabel has been translated into 23 languages Russell speaks fluent German and has a special interest in post war German history His books particularly The Devil Aspect and the Fabel series tend to include historical or mythological themes Craig RussellCraig Russell in 2009OccupationNovelistNationalityBritishGenreFiction thriller Gothic horror crime historical speculative and science fiction Websitewww wbr craigrussell wbr comIn February 2007 Russell was awarded the Polizeistern Police Star by the Hamburg Police the only non German ever to have received this accolade In June 2007 Russell was shortlisted for the 20 000 CWA Duncan Lawrie Gold Dagger the world s largest literary prize for crime fiction Also in 2007 Russell was shortlisted for the SNCF Prix Polar Award in France 1 He was the winner of the 2008 CWA Dagger in the Library 2 His novel Dead Men and Broken Hearts was a finalist for both 2012 inaugural Bloody Scotland Crime Book of the Year Award 3 and the 2013 Ellis Peters Historical Dagger 4 In 2015 his novel The Ghosts of Altona won the Scottish Crime Novel of the Year at the Bloody Scotland Festival 5 He was again shortlisted for the McIlvanney Prize in 2017 for The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid 6 and The Devil Aspect was shortlisted for the 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award 7 Russell won the 2021 McIlvanney Prize for his novel Hyde making him the first in the prize s history to win twice 8 In 2014 he wrote the book Biblical under the pseudonym Christopher Galt 9 In April 2015 The Third Testament was released under the same name Having been acquired in an auction by Jason Kaufman Dan Brown s editor at Doubleday 10 Russell s Gothic thriller The Devil Aspect was published in the United States in March 2019 the film rights under the title Where the Devil Hides having already been acquired by Columbia Pictures Sony 11 The UK edition was published by Constable Little Brown 12 Contents 1 Novels 1 1 Jan Fabel series 1 2 Lennox series 1 3 Standalone Novels 2 Filmography 3 References 4 External linksNovels EditThe novels Craig Russell has written include 13 Jan Fabel series Edit Jan Fabel is a fictional contemporary German detective Fabel whose rank is that of Erster Kriminalhauptkommissar Principal Chief Commissar is the head of the Mordkommission Murder Squad of the Hamburg Police Fabel is half Scottish half German and trained as a historian before becoming a policeman The cases he investigates tend to involve a strong historical or mythological element Blood Eagle 2005 Brother Grimm 2006 Eternal 2007 The Carnival Master 2008 The Valkyrie Song 2009 A Fear of Dark Water 2011 The Ghosts of Altona 2015 Lennox series Edit Lennox 2009 The Long Glasgow Kiss 2010 The Deep Dark Sleep 2011 Dead Men and Broken Hearts 2012 The Quiet Death of Thomas Quaid 2016 Standalone Novels Edit Biblical 2014 written as Christopher Galt and released as UK paperback as The Third Testament 2015 The Devil Aspect 2019 Hyde 2021 Filmography EditFour of Craig Russell s novels in the Fabel series have been produced by Tivoli Film A fifth is currently in production 14 15 for German public broadcaster ARD Murder Is No Fairy Tale de 16 aka Wolfsfahrte directed by Urs Egger premiere date 30 October 2010 Blood Eagle de 17 aka Blutadler directed by Nils Willbrandt premiere date 3 November 2012 Eternal 15 18 aka Brandmal directed by Nicolai Rohde premiere date 19 September 2015 Carneval directed by Nicolai Rohde premiere date 15 September 2018 The Valkyrie Song the fifth novel to be adapted went into production on 9 April 2019 19 In all five films the lead title of Jan Fabel has been played by Peter Lohmeyer References Edit Winners archive 28 November 2007 Craig Russell Author www craigrussell com Retrieved 14 June 2017 Crime Book of the Year shortlist 10 August 2012 Winners archive The Crime Writers Association Retrieved 16 September 2015 Dingwall John Best selling author Craig Russell wins Scottish Crime Book of the Year Daily Record Retrieved 16 September 2015 McIlvanney Prize Finalists 2017 29 August 2017 2019 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Best Published Novel 7 August 2021 https news stv tv entertainment craig russell wins top crime fiction prize for novel hyde top Biblical by Christopher Galt Pseudonym Goodreads 15 September 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2015 Biography Craig Russell Bookreporter Sony Takes Rights To Upcoming Gothic Horror Novel Where The Devil Hides Deadline Hollywood 12 March 2018 Constable acquires Russell s Gothic masterpiece The Bookseller Craig Russell Author The Novels www craigrussell com Retrieved 14 June 2017 Blood Eagle Tivoli Film Produktion GmbH Retrieved 14 June 2017 a b Eternal Tivoli Film Produktion GmbH Retrieved 14 June 2017 Wolfsfahrte TV Movie 2010 IMDb com Retrieved 14 June 2017 Blutadler TV Movie 2012 IMDb com Retrieved 14 June 2017 Brandmal Eternal IMDb com Retrieved 14 June 2017 Todesengel External links EditCraig Russell website Penguin Random House author page Interview with Craig Russell Random House author page Crime Writers Association reviewing the evidence Brother Grimm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig Russell British author amp oldid 1157582440, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
