Nick Cutter Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

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Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

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Nick Cutter is a Canadian author with several standalone books, collections, novellas, non-fiction work, and short stories to his credit. Cutter is a novelist and doubles up as a short story writer. He is the author of The Saturday Night Ghost Club, The Troop, Little Heaven, and more.

Cutter is actually just a pen name for the author who was born as Craig Davidson. The author has also written books under the name of Patrick Lestewka.

Nick was born in 1976 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Cutter spent his formative years in Calgary and part of his teenage life in St. Catherines where he frequented Niagara Falls. Cutter is presently a Toronto resident.

He had considered writing under the pseudonym Lemondrop Pennyfeather but his literary agent dissuaded him from the name and suggested the pen name Nick Cutter instead. It is an open secret that Nick Cutter and Craig Davidson refer to one person. Nevertheless, the Canadian publishing industry is secretive about Cutter’s real identity as some sort of marketing strategy. What’s more, Cutter once vehemently denied the relation, though many people have since connected the dots.

Nick Cutter has co-authored literary work with American author Edward Lee and has also been worked with Charles Michael Palahniuk. Cutter’s articles have appeared in various publications, both dailies and magazines, including ChiZine. Cutter opines that he was influenced by the usual things, chiefly alcohol. On a serious note, authors that influenced Cutter include: American author Suzanne Collins, specifically her 2008 book titled The Hunger Games; English writer William Golding, particularly his 1954 novel entitled Lord of the Flies; and Japanese author Koushun Takami, notably his 1999 book entitled Battle Royale.

Nick Cutter debuted in 2007 and his debut novel was titled The Fighter. Under the pen name Patrick Lestewka, Cutter debuted in 2004.

Tim Riggs is the featured main character in the 2014 book, The Troop, authored by Nick Cutter. Tim Riggs is a scoutmaster, single man, and medical practitioner. He conducts survivalism-oriented, days-long scouting expeditions each year with a troop of boys into the Canadian wilderness.

The watershed moment in Nick Cutter’s debut book, The Troop, is a gaunt gatecrasher who intrudes into Tim Riggs-led camping trip. Worse still, the gatecrasher is carrying a contagious biological hazard with him and poses a threat to the campers. The flurry of self-prevention makes it a horrific, suspenseful, and fun-filled book that ended up winning Cutter the James Herbert Award.

Nick Cutter Awards
Nick Cutter has won and been nominated for literary prizes over the years. In 2015, Cutter clinched the James Herbert Award, thanks to his 2014 book The Troop. In 2014, Nick Cutter was nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award, in the Horror category, courtesy of the same book. In 2015, Cutter was also nominated for the Sunburst Award in the Adult category.

In 2015, Nick Cutter was nominated again for the Goodreads Choice Award, in the Horror category too, albeit for his 2015 book titled The Deep. In 2006, Nick Cutter was nominated for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award, thanks to his short story collection titled Rust and Bone; the said collection was a finalist. In 2013, Nick Cutter was nominated for the Hammett Prize; also in 2013, Cutter was nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. In both cases, it was courtesy of his 2013 book entitled Cataract City.

Nick Cutter Books into Films
Nick Cutter’s collection of stories, titled Rust and Bone, has since been adapted for the big screen. Jacques Audiard is the director of the romantic film which was produced in 2012. The starring actress is Marion Cotillard, who appears as Stephanie, and Mathias Schoenaerts who acts as Ali.

Best Nick Cutter Books
The following are the best books penned by Nick Cutter. The first one is the aforementioned The Troop.

The second one is the prize-nominated book titled Cataract City. The story features two childhood friends turned foes, whose quest for survival amid social problems drives a wedge between their long-lasting close friendship.

The third one is called The Deep. The title denotes the location of a deep-sea laboratory set up on the heels of a bizarre plague that spells doom for civilization. The plague affects people both psychologically and physiologically. The facility is mandated to research on the alleged healing properties of a hitherto undiscovered so-called universal cure. Communication between the deep-sea lab and land-based correspondents is lost, prompting a daring duo to head for the lab on a scary troubleshooting mission.

Other Book Series You May Like
Readers who liked the books authored by Nick Cutter also liked the following series of books. The first is called The Dog-Faced Gods series, authored by Sarah Pinborough. This trilogy features protagonist Cass Jones, a detective inspector, whose scope of investigations ranges from suicide to serial killings to a deadly worldwide financial crisis.

The second is named The Roger Huntington Saga series, authored by Ryan C. Thomas. Also a trilogy, it features protagonist Roger Huntington who is angling for avenging himself on a perverted serial murderer that scarred him forever. The third is called West of Hell, authored by Jason Brant. Mad Dog McCall and Karen are the featured protagonists. McCall and Karen, an outlaw and a prostitute, respectively, are angling for self-preservation against cannibals.