LINKS

favourite writers

David Hewson Crime author who is also interesting on the craft of writing and tools such as Scrivener and Ulysses

Adrian McKinty Terrific crime writer with a fascinating, eclectic blog about everything from TV and films to writing and music

GHOSTWRITING

Andrew Crofts

Mark McCrum

Representing writers

Society of Authors Comprehensive array of support and advice

National Union of Journalists Advice, support, training, events

Publisher

Mirror Books Looking for new submissions

Media

Nick Davies Guardian journo and author of some terrific books, including Hack Attack

Jon Slattery Freelance journalist with a keen eye on the press

Software

Ulysses Writing app I’m using at the moment

Scrivener 2 Another one, and if they ever get working across devices on the cloud it will be the wonder of the age

Sites

Crime Writers’ Association Celebrating crime fiction and non-fiction

CrimeFest Hugely enjoyable annual meet-up in Bristol – much of it spent round the bar

Please take a look at my Substack – www.personsunkown.net – for in-depth features on true crime and non-fiction books on the subject

Available from Amazon
Watch out for Murder by the Sea volume 1, being published in July 2022
The Hunt for the 60s' Ripper

Available from Amazon

***** Breakaway Reviewers
‘A fascinating piece of work… His writing is fluid and engaging, providing page after page of detail, analysis and understanding on this intriguing case’
Crime Traveller
‘This book is meticulously researched’
***** CrimeSquad
‘… achieves what all great non-fiction crime books set out to do: be impeccably researched, highly readable and show sensitivity towards the victims. Highly recommended

About me

Why do people commit crimes? How are they caught? Or not caught? These are questions I think we are all interested in to some degree. I'm a journalist and author delving into cases old and recent, as well as a contributor to documentaries such as Murder by the Sea, Voice of a Killer, The Real Prime Suspect and Dark Son: The Hunt for a Serial Killer. I'm currently working on a book about corruption and how the hit BBC drama Line of Duty echoes real-life wrongdoing in the police.