Howard Linskey is the author of a series of crime novels set in the North-East, featuring detective Ian Bradshaw and journalists Tom Carney and Helen Norton. Previously he has written the David Blake series, the first of which, The Drop, was selected as one of the 'Top Five Crime Thrillers of the Year' by The Times. Originally from Ferryhill in County Durham, Howard now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and daughter.
Cops and journalists - two professions very close to my heart, and once again Linskey pitches them into a living nightmare. The darkest of dark-edged thrillers. -- Paul Finch Linskey delivers a flawless feel for time and place, mixed with unrelenting pace * The Times * Linskey is one of the most commanding crime fiction practitioners at work today * The Financial Times * This is a must-read series -- Mark Billingham