London-based journalist and non-fiction crime author
In 2021, BBC One showed a compelling drama about real-life serial killer, conman and gem dealer Charles Sobhraj. Starring Tahar Rahim as Sobhraj, with Jenna Coleman as his girlfriend, it chillingly recounted how ‘The Serpent’ – as the series was called – hung out on the hippie trail in 1970s’…
Did certain Scotland Yard detectives discover the identity of the 1960s’ Hammersmith Nudes Killer and keep it a secret? That’s the mind-boggling question I’ve been asking myself after chatting with a forensics officer of the time who contacted me this week. Having written a book on the series of six…
Being interviewed on the British Murders podcast by Stuart Blues, I faced questions I rarely get asked. Stuart was interested in my background as a journalist and writer. He wanted to know how an author puts a non-fiction book together with research and interviews. Interviewing people is one of the…
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Murder by the Sea is the CBS Reality series that launched in 2018. Around 100 episodes have been made, exploring murders in a variety of seaside settings. Towns by the sea offer an intriguing backdrop to such crimes. The seaside is where we go for a holiday, to enjoy a…
Welcome to the new home of this blog, covering true-crime writing, books and other subjects. I moved it on Guy Fawkes day in the hope that it would arrive with a small bang at least – which is this trailer. It highlights a new series I took part in call…