David Jackson is the author of nine crime novels, including the bestseller Cry Baby and the DS Nathan Cody series. When not murdering fictional people, David spends his days as a university academic in his birth city of Liverpool. He lives on the Wirral with his wife and two daughters. Find him on Twitter @Author_Dave.
'a SERIOUSLY creepy thriller. I may never venture into the loft again' -- Mark Billingham, bestselling author of <i>Their Little Secret</i> 'Disturbing, blackly funny and completely compulsive, David Jackson wrings every bit of possible tension from his deliciously chilling premise' -- Alex North, bestselling author of <i>The Whisper Man</i> 'A brilliantly chilling story with tension on every page. A razor-sharp thriller' -- T.M. Logan, bestselling author of <i>The Holiday</i> 'Brilliant. So twisted, clever and funny. Highly recommended if you like your crime novels pitch black with a splash of humour' -- Mark Edwards, bestselling author of <i>The House Guest</i> 'A mind-blowing, head-rattling, whirlwind of a thriller' -- Joanna Cannon, bestselling author of <i>The Trouble With Sheep and Goats</i> 'Utterly compelling and impossible to put down. A terrifying glimpse into a fractured mind. Incredible' -- Luca Veste, author of <i>The Six</i> 'Superb. Creepy, pacy, and oh so witty' -- Caz Frear, bestselling author of <i>Sweet Little Lies</i> 'Dark and disturbing yet so absorbing. Jackson knows how to reel you in with emotion and yet shock you with the darkness. Creepy as hell' -- Mel Sherratt, author of <i>Taunting the Dead</i> 'Who's watching you? Who's listening? Who's always close even though you never see them? A chilling psycho thriller with a very novel twist' -- Paul Finch, bestselling author of <i>Strangers</i> 'Clever, addictive and brazenly terrifying, I slept with the lights on after reading this one' -- Chris Whitaker, author of <i>We Begin at the End</i> 'A brilliantly creepy, edge-of-your-seat, tense thriller that will leave you sleeping with the light on' -- Will Carver, bestselling author of <i>Girl 4</i> 'Twisted as hell! I loved it!' -- Mandasue Heller, bestselling author of <i>Brutal</i> 'I highly recommend this book, had me terrified. I'm never going in the attic again. Ever.' -- Lisa Hall, author of <i>The Party</i> 'A dark and deeply unsettling psychological thriller that will creep you out' -- Mari Hannah, author of <i>Lost</i> 'A brilliant book. Tense, thrilling, funny and bloody scary, it ticked all my boxes. Genius' -- Deborah Masson, author of <i>Hold Your Tongue</i> 'a devilishly dark, wickedly funny crime novel' -- Paul Burston, author of <i>The Closer I Get</i> 'An addictive page-turner that will have you both dreading and delighting in every new, dark twist' -- Adam Christopher, author of <i>Empire State</i> 'I devoured this skin-crawling tale of your worst fears come true' -- SJI Holliday, author of <i>Violet</i> 'Dark, thrilling and utterly compulsive. The Resident is a tour de force!' -- Victoria Selman, author of <i>Snakes and Ladders</i> 'The voice in his head tells him to kill, the voice in your head will urge you to read. Menacing, disturbing, compelling and unique.' -- Alex Shaw, author of <i>Cold Blood</i> 'Breathtaking, engrossing and deliciously dark, I dare you to read The Resident and think differently' -- Stephen Edger, author of <i>Little Girl Gone</i> 'David Jackson has taken one of the most primal of all our fears and turned it into a tense and claustrophobic thriller. In Thomas Brogan he has created a protagonist who transcends the familiar cliches about serial killers. In any year this would probably be one of the stand-out novels in the crime genre' * Shots Magazine * 'I adored this and read it in one sitting. A clever plot and addictive, you want to keep reading until the end' * Woman's Way * 'a terrific twist that you won't see coming as this intelligent and enjoyable crime novel rises to its thrilling climax' * Crime Fiction Lover *