Louise Candlish

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Louise Candlish
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Candlish in 2021
Born
Hexham, Northumberland, England
Alma mater University College London
OccupationAuthor
Notable workOur House (2018)
The Only Suspect (2023)
AwardsCrime & Thriller Book of the Year at British Book Awards
Website www.louisecandlish.com

Louise Candlish is a British author. In 2019, her crime novel Our House won the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year award at the British Book Awards. [1] In 2021, the novel was adapted into an ITV drama starring Tuppence Middleton and Martin Compston. [2] [3]

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In 2024, her book The Only Suspect won the Capital Crime Fingerprint award for thriller of the year. [4]

Early life

Candlish was born in Hexham, Northumberland, [5] and grew up in Northampton. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English from University College London (UCL) in 1989. [6]

Published books

Novels
Novellas

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Louise Candlish's Our House Wins at the British Book Awards". CurtisBrown.co.uk. 14 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Gilbert, Gerard (7 March 2022). "On TV tonight, Louise Candlish's clever novel Our House gets a compelling adaptation on ITV". inews.co.uk.
  3. ↑ Ravindran, Manori (11 March 2022). "London's Crazy Property Market Gets the Hitchcockian Treatment It Deserves in ITV Thriller 'Our House'".
  4. ↑ Kemp-Habib, Alice. "The Bookseller - News - Lisa Jewell, Louise Candlish and Lynda La Plante win at 2024 Fingerprint Awards".
  5. ↑ Duke, Simon (8 March 2022). "ITV's Our House based on book by Northumberland born author Louise Candlish". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Discover books by UCL alumni this World Book Day". UCL. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Erin (24 April 2025). "Longlist for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2025". Crimespree Magazine. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "New York Festivals Radio Awards Announces 2025 Shortlist". RadioToday. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  9. ↑ AustCrimeWritersAssoc (25 September 2024). "2024 Ned Kelly Awards Winners". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Lisa Jewell, Louise Candlish and Lynda La Plante win at 2024 Fingerprint Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Past winners". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  12. ↑ The Other Passenger. 20 July 2021. ISBN   978-1-9821-7410-1.
  13. ↑ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  14. ↑ Canavar, Sharon (14 April 2019). "Longlist for Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Announced!". Harrogate International Festivals. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Candlish, Louise". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "Candlish, Louise". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  17. ↑ "Candlish, Louise". The Crime Writers’ Association. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
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