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D.H. Smith

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in London, The United Kingdom

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I write under two names: DH Smith and Derek Smith.

DH Smith is the name I am using for my crime series, Jack of All Trades, set in the area of East London (UK) where I live. 12 have been published to date.

I began by writing plays, and have had them produced on radio, TV and the stage. I was involved in a community bookshop in the 80s, and began writing for children. I have had three books for young adults published by Faber and one by Walker Books. The rest of my children's books are self published.

In 2013 I began writing my Jack of All Trades crime series. They are all printed by my own imprint Earlham Books. Both my identities are on my website:

www.dereksmithwriter.com"

In 2019, I published 'Writing a Crime Novel' for would-be crime write ...more

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	Jack of All Trades (Jack of All Trades #1) 3.94 avg rating — 1,209 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack of Spades (Jack of All Trades #2) 3.91 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack o'Lantern (Jack of All Trades #3) 4.30 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack by the Hedge (Jack of All Trades #4) 4.11 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack at the Gate (Jack of All Trades #9) 4.57 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack in the Box (Jack of All Trades #5) 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack at Death's Door (Jack of All Trades #8) 4.55 avg rating — 20 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack on the Tower (Jack of All Trades #6) 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack Recalled (Jack of All Trades #7) 4.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jack in the Dust (Jack of All Trades #10) 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Introduction to London Crime Fiction

Let’s begin with a book to show you know more than you think you know about London and its crime novels. And that’s with 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, written in 1956, where London is virtually a character.

Many of you, I am sure, will have read the book as children and/or seen one of the two movies. The first was the Disney animation (1961), the second a live film (1996) with Glenn Close playing Read more of this blog post »

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