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John Pye

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As an eleven plus failure I attended a secondary modern boys school in Newcastle under Lyme Staffordshire. I left with enough GCSEs to get me into the Staffordshire Police Cadets at the age of sixteen and a half (you didn't have to be that clever back then!).
I became a police constable at 19 and was originally stationed Stoke, one of the five towns of Arnold Bennett's City of Stoke on Trent. Whilst there in 1972 as a 22 years old I dealt with an unusual death which later became known as The Vampires in the Villas case… it has followed me around since then.
I went on to become a Detective Inspector serving at many different police stations throughout Staffordshire along the way. I've always been interested in local history and been a keen wri
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Average rating: 4.3 · 398 ratings · 75 reviews · 8 distinct worksSimilar authors
Cathedral of Lies

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Guardian of Lies

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The Vampire of The Villas

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The Force Was With Me

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Pray To The Devils

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All the books continue to grow. The 'Of Lies' series is now a trilogy: Cathedral of Lies, Field of Lies and Guardian of Lies. All have been very well reviewed and certainly enjoyed. The Nick of Time and The Vampire of The Villas are also still being downloaded and well reviewed.
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