by librarians | Nov 14, 2019 | Crime, Historical, Writers
Martine Bailey Biography Martine lives in Chester and writes crime and mystery novels with a local flavour. She was inspired to write her debut, An Appetite for Violets, by a collection of 18th century recipes at Erddig Hall and then set out to follow in the steps of...
by librarians | Nov 14, 2019 | Crime, Writers
Robert F Barker Biography Born in Liverpool, England, Robert F Barker served thirty years as a police officer and detective, most of it working in and around some of the Northwest’s grittiest towns and cities. He likes to write stories that are dark and edgy,...
by librarians | Nov 14, 2019 | Crime, Writers
Kate Bendelow Biography I am a writer, poet and author of The Real CSI: A Forensic Handbook for Crime Writers. With over 15 years as a serving CSI, I have combined the passion of my job with my love for writing and have advised many crime writers on how they can add...
by librarians | Nov 14, 2019 | Crime, Horror, Writers
Debbie Bennett Biography By day I’m a business intelligence analyst and IT developer for the police. By night I’m a crime writer … Based in mid-Cheshire, I have published a dark gritty 6-book crime/thriller series, that’s had some great...
by librarians | Nov 14, 2019 | Crime, Writers
Stephen Booth Biography Stephen Booth was born in Burnley and grew up in Blackpool. After teacher training in Manchester and a career in local newspapers which started in Wilmslow, Cheshire, he launched his best-selling Cooper and Fry series in 2000. His two...
by librarians | Nov 14, 2019 | Crime, Writers
Jean Briggs Biography I taught English in schools in Cheshire, Hong Kong and Lancashire. I now live in a cottage in Cumbria where I write the Charles Dickens Mysteries, featuring Dickens as an amateur detective teaming up with Superintendent Jones of Bow Street. I am...
