Rennie Airth
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| Nationality | South African |
| Notable awards | Grand Prix de Littérature Policière 2000 River of Darkness |
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Rennie Airth (1935 — September 2025)[1] was a South African novelist who resided in Italy most of his life.[2] Airth also worked as foreign correspondent for the Reuters news service.[2]
Airth died in September 2025[3]
Novels
His works include Snatch! (1969), Once A Spy (1981), and a series of murder mysteries set in England between 1921 and 1949 featuring Detective Inspector John Madden of Scotland Yard (later retired). The first of these, River of Darkness (1999), won the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière for best international crime novel in 2000 and was nominated for Edgar, Anthony, and Macavity awards in the States.[4] Airth found inspiration for that tale in a scrapbook about his uncle, a soldier killed in World War I.[5] A sequel, The Blood-Dimmed Tide, was published in 2003, and a third book, The Dead of Winter, in 2009.[6] Although Airth initially intended to write a trilogy about Madden,[7] in 2014 he produced a fourth entry in the series, The Reckoning, and followed that with The Death of Kings (2017).
Awards
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | River of Darkness | Anthony Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [8] |
| Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel | Finalist | [8] | ||
| Dilys Award | Finalist | [8] | ||
| Edgar Award for Best Novel | Finalist | [8][1] | ||
| Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | Winner | [4][1] | ||
| Historical Dagger Award | Finalist | [8] | ||
| Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel | Finalist | [8] | ||
| 2006 | The Blood-Dimmed Tide | Barry Award for Best British Crime Novel | Finalist | [8] |
| 2009 | The Dead of Winter | Historical Dagger Award | Finalist | [8] |
Publications
- Snatch (1969)
- Once A Spy (1981)
- Detective Inspector John Madden
- River of Darkness (1999)
- The Blood-Dimmed Tide (2004)
- The Dead of Winter (2009)
- The Reckoning (2014)
- The Death of Kings (2017)
- The Decent Inn of Death (2020)
References
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- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Airth, Rennie 1935–". Encyclopedia.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rennie Airth". PanMacmillan.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reading the Detectives - Buddy reads: The Blood-Dimmed Tide (#2 John Madden) by Rennie Airth (Nov/Dec 25) Showing 1-13 of 13". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rennie Airth". Fantastic Fiction. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rennie Airth – Penguin Group (USA) Authors". Penguin Group (USA). Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rennie Airth". PanMacmillan.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."CrimeSquad". Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rennie Airth". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on 23 December 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
- The story behind The Reckoning - Essay by Rennie Airth Script error: No such module "webarchive". on Upcoming4.me
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