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I worked as a probation officer in Leeds for a number of years. I started writing crime fiction because I thought made-up criminals would be easier to manage (I was wrong).

As well as writing novels, I have written for BBC drama Doctors and my short stories and articles have appeared in various publications and anthologies, including Mslexia and Scotland on Sunday.

I’ve always loved the sea, and now live on the beautiful south Devon coast. If I’m not reading or writing, I’m probably in the garden.
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Average rating: 3.46 · 114 ratings · 51 reviews · 6 distinct works
The Former Chief Executive

3.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions
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Recognition

3.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions
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Brand New Friend

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Not the End

3.24 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions
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Still You Sleep

3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions
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End of the Bay

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The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian
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I first came across The Amateur in a crime and thrillers roundup in the Guardian which said that Chris Bohjalian deserves to be better known in the UK, and on the basis of my reading, I heartily agree!

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I enjoyed the espionage/sci-fi mix but I got a bit lost in this one (and I feel the humour of the first book wasn't there apart from in the opening chapters?). Part of the problem may have been I was listening to the audiobook, so it was hard to go b ...more
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Hard to rate. Beautifully written, and I raced through it, but the story, particularly the behaviour of the judge, was unconvincing.
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Inclined to agree with the ghost writer theory put forward by others. At the very least this is poorly edited - full of repetition, unnecessary exposition and inconsistencies with the other books.
Sharpe’s Assassin by Bernard Cornwell
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