Welcome to the website of acclaimed British author Julie Morrigan.
Variously described as a crime author, Brit Grit writer — and even 'the new queen of urban noir' — Julie's short stories have been printed in respected magazines such as Bullet, Out of the Gutter and Blink Ink, in crime anthologies including Off The Record and True Brit Grit, and online at such venues as A Twist of Noir, Thrillers Killers & Chillers, Powder Burn Flash, Pulp Metal, At the Bijou and Darkest Before the Dawn.
Julie's first short story collection, Gone Bad, and her first novel, Convictions, were met with acclaim from readers worldwide — both appeared in a Grift Magazine readers' survey of the best books of 2011, while Convictions was voted as one of the top five books of the year by crime and thriller fans at the Crime Fiction Lover website. Convictions has since achieved bestseller status, spending a number of weeks in Amazon's UK Top 100 Bestsellers chart.
The second half of 2011 saw the publication of Julie's second novel, Heartbreaker (the thrilling story of the excess, betrayal and guilt behind an English rock band), short story collection The Writing on the Wall (a collection of weird and spooky tales guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine) and a new anthology of crime shorts entitled Show No Mercy. Never one to be bound by genre, Julie's most recent novel is Darke, the twisted tale of stage magician who has sealed a pact with the Devil.
Variously described as a crime author, Brit Grit writer — and even 'the new queen of urban noir' — Julie's short stories have been printed in respected magazines such as Bullet, Out of the Gutter and Blink Ink, in crime anthologies including Off The Record and True Brit Grit, and online at such venues as A Twist of Noir, Thrillers Killers & Chillers, Powder Burn Flash, Pulp Metal, At the Bijou and Darkest Before the Dawn.
Julie's first short story collection, Gone Bad, and her first novel, Convictions, were met with acclaim from readers worldwide — both appeared in a Grift Magazine readers' survey of the best books of 2011, while Convictions was voted as one of the top five books of the year by crime and thriller fans at the Crime Fiction Lover website. Convictions has since achieved bestseller status, spending a number of weeks in Amazon's UK Top 100 Bestsellers chart.
The second half of 2011 saw the publication of Julie's second novel, Heartbreaker (the thrilling story of the excess, betrayal and guilt behind an English rock band), short story collection The Writing on the Wall (a collection of weird and spooky tales guaranteed to send a shiver down your spine) and a new anthology of crime shorts entitled Show No Mercy. Never one to be bound by genre, Julie's most recent novel is Darke, the twisted tale of stage magician who has sealed a pact with the Devil.
'Julie Morrigan writes hard first rate noir. She writes with a narrative immediacy that takes you straight to the story and lets it unfold with realism and menace. Her use of physical detail heightens the sense that the reader is about to see something nasty.'
— Richard Godwin, author of 'Apostle Rising'
'Simply put, Julie Morrigan is one of the finest writers I've come across in the past couple of years. And I’m talking about ALL writers – indie and traditional. Her books have been kicking six kinds of ass from one end of the world to the next.'
— Dani Amore, author of 'Death by Sarcasm'
'Her style is gritty, straight to the gut, and no-nonsense. After a read of one of her shorts, you almost feel violated yourself. Keep in mind, this is not your grandma's kind of reading, and I don't suspect the local church group will come a callin' any time soon for any author nights, but she ain't writing for the moral majority.'
— Sean Patrick Reardon, author of 'Mindjacker'
'There are some writers who you know will go on to be hugely successful. They have that little something in their writing that you know will have you coming back again and again. That indefinable spark of the storyteller that all writers aspire to attain. Some have it naturally ... Julie Morrigan is just such a writer.'
— Darren Sant, author of 'Flashes of Revenge'
'Morrigan displays a versatility often lacking in the works of more established authors.'
— Leon Steelgrave, author of 'White Vampyre'
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