Courtney Smyth is a caffeine fiend, one web search away from their newest fixation, and, most relevantly, a writer of stories.

They are the author of fantasy mystery series The Undetectables, published by Titan Books. Their work has also appeared in anthologies Into Chaos and The Last Five Minutes of a Storm, and in Paper Lanterns Literary Journal. Courtney is a 2024 recipient of the ESFS Chrysalis Award. They regularly review for Children's Books Ireland's Inis magazine, and they are on the reader panel for Sci-Fi Ireland Magazine. They are from Dublin, currently living and writing elsewhere in Ireland with their partner, two criminal cats, and their pet corn snake, Steve.

The final book in the series, The Unsolvable Case, comes out September 2026!

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Courtney is represented by Zoë Plant at The Bent Agency.

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