Tim Major is a British Fantasy Award-winning author and freelance editor based in York, UK. Known for blending speculative fiction with mystery, his works include the science fiction novels "Snakeskins" and "Hope Island," alongside three Sherlock Holmes novels such as "The Twelve Thefts of Christmas." His "Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives" series, comprising "Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives" and its sequel "Jekyll & Hyde: Winter Retreat," reimagines the classic characters as unconventional detectives navigating their shared existence. Major’s short fiction has been featured in prestigious anthologies, including "Best of British Science Fiction" and "The Best Horror of the Year."
Major’s career reflects his lifelong fascination with genre storytelling, beginning in childhood when he retyped favorite tales before crafting his own adventures inspired by "Doctor Who" and Sherlock Holmes. His writing often explores themes of identity, transformation, and the uncanny, exemplified by his acclaimed short story collection "Great Robots of History" and the award-winning "The Brazen Head of Westinghouse," which earned him the 2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction. As both a novelist and short story writer, Major continues to merge science fiction, fantasy, and mystery with distinctive creativity.
Jekyll & Hyde: Consulting Detectives Books
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Year
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1
Consulting Detectives
2024
2
Winter Retreat
2025
Standalone Novels
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
You Don't Belong Here
2016
2
Machineries of Mercy
2018
3
Snakeskins
2019
4
Hope Island
2020
5
Shade of Stillthorpe
2022
6
Sherlock Holmes and the Twelve Thefts of Christmas
2023
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Consulting Detectives
2024
Short Stories/Novellas
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Title
Year
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1
Carus & Mitch
2015
2
Les Vampires
2018
Short Story Collections
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Title
Year
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1
Great Robots of History
2025
Dark Lane Anthology Books
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Title
Year
Goodreads
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1
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 1 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2015
2
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 2
2015
3
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 3 (By: Steven L. Peck)
2016
4
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 4 (By: Louis Rakovich)
2016
5
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 5 (By: Louis Rakovich)
2017
6
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 6 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2018
7
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 8 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2019
8
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 9 (By: Helen Power)
2020
9
Dark Lane Christmas (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2020
10
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 10 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2021
11
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 11 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2021
12
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 12 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2022
13
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 13 (By: Tim Jeffreys)
2023
Invaders from Beyond! Books
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Year
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1
Midnight in the Garden Centre of Good and Evil (By: Colin Sinclair)
2015
2
Blighters
2016
3
Rags, Bones and Tea Leaves (By: Julian Benson)
2017
NP Novella Books
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Title
Year
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1
Universal Language
2021
2
Worldshifter ( By: Paul Di Filippo)
2021
3
May Day (By: Emma Coleman)
2021
4
Requiem for an Astronaut (By: Daniel Bennett)
2021
5
Rose Knot ( By: Kari Sperring)
2021
6
On Arcturus VII ( By: Eric Brown)
2021
7
Fish! (By: Ida Keogh)
2022
8
My Mother Murdered the Moon ( By: Stephen Deas)
2022
9
Visions of Ruin ( By: Mark West)
2022
10
The Entropy of Loss (By: Stewart Hotston)
2022
11
Telling the Bees (By: Emma K. Leadley)
2023
12
The Blackhart Blades (By: David Gullen)
2023
Sherlock Holmes Books
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Year
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1
The Breath of God (By: Guy Adams)
2011
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The Army of Dr. Moreau (By: Guy Adams)
2012
3
The Casebook (By: Guy Adams)
2012
4
The Stuff of Nightmares ( By: James Lovegrove)
2013
5
The Will of the Dead (By: George Mann)
2013
6
The Spirit Box (By: George Mann)
2014
7
Gods of War ( By: James Lovegrove)
2014
8
The Thinking Engine ( By: James Lovegrove)
2015
9
The Patchwork Devil (By: Cavan Scott)
2016
10
Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows ( By: James Lovegrove)
2016
11
A Betrayal in Blood (By: Mark A. Latham)
2017
12
The Labyrinth of Death ( By: James Lovegrove)
2017
13
Cry of the Innocents (By: Cavan Scott)
2017
14
The Legacy of Deeds (By: Nick Kyme)
2017
15
Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities ( By: James Lovegrove)
2017
16
The Red Tower (By: Mark A. Latham)
2018
17
The Devil's Dust ( By: James Lovegrove)
2018
18
Sherlock Holmes and the Sussex Sea-Devils ( By: James Lovegrove)
2018
19
The Vanishing Man (By: Philip Purser-Hallard)
2019
20
Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Demon (By: James Lovegrove)
2019
21
The Manifestations of Sherlock Holmes (By: James Lovegrove)
2020
22
The Spider's Web (By: Philip Purser-Hallard)
2020
23
Sherlock Holmes and The Beast of the Stapletons (By: James Lovegrove)
2020
24
The Back-to-Front Murder
2021
25
Sherlock Holmes and the Three Winter Terrors (By: James Lovegrove)
2021
26
Masters of Lies ( By: Philip Purser-Hallard)
2022
27
The Defaced Men
2022
28
The Monster of the Mere (By: Philip Purser-Hallard)
2023
Best Horror of the Year Books
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Year
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
4
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
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The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
8
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
9
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
10
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
11
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction
2018
12
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eleven
2019
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve
2020
14
The Best Horror of the Year Volume Thirteen
2021
15
The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fourteen
2022
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Fifteen
2024
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Sixteen
2024
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The Best Horror of the Year, Volume Seventeen
2025
Tim Major Anthologies
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Title
Year
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume One
2009
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Two
2010
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three
2011
4
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Four
2012
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The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five
2013
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six
2014
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Infinite Science Fiction One
2014
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The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Seven
2015
9
Game Over
2015
10
Pantheon Magazine | Nyx June 2015
2015
11
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 2
2015
12
We Need to Talk
2015
13
Winter Tales
2016
14
Dark Lane Anthology: Volume 3
2016
15
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Eight
2016
16
The Museum of All Things Awesome and that Go Boom
2016
17
Pantheon Magazine | Mnemosyne Spring 2017
2017
18
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Nine
2017
19
Invaders From Beyond
2017
20
Typhon: A Monster Anthology Vol. 2
2017
21
Shoreline of Infinity 11½
2018
22
Best of British Science Fiction 2017
2018
23
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Ten
2018
24
The Best of the Best Horror of the Year: 10 Years of Essential Short Horror Fiction