Henry Sutton is Professor of Creative Writing and Crime Fiction at the University of East Anglia. He is the author of fifteen novels and a collection of short stories. A literary critic for many years, he has judged numerous awards, including the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. He is the director of the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival. -- .
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