Iain Ryan Book List

Iain Ryan grew up in the suburbs of Brisbane. He predominantly writes in the hardboiled/noir genre and his work has been previously published by Akashic Books Online, Crime Factory, Kill Your Darlings and Seizure. Four Days and The Student were both shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award.


Tunnel Island series

Tunnel Island is a tropical paradise with a dark, seedy underbelly

Two Days (2016) [prequel novella]
Drainland (2016)
Harsh Recovery (2016)
Civil Twilight (2017)


Gold Coast Quartet series

This series is set in Queensland in the 1980s and covers corruption, crime and redemption in an underbelly world

The Strip (2023)
The Dream (2024)


Stand Alone

Four Days (2015)
The Student (2017)
The Spiral (2021)


Critical Acclaim

Four Days:

  • Shortlisted 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel

The Student:

  • Shortlisted 2018 Ned Kelly Award for Best Crime Novel