I was born in Sheffield, moved to Leicester when I was two and West Kirby, on the Wirral, when I was five. I’m the eldest of four children. When I was sixteen, we moved to Colne, in Lancashire, where my dad still lives. I went to university in Nottingham. I liked the city so much I’ve stayed here ever since. I still have strong ties with Sheffield though: my sister, youngest brother and oldest friend all live there. I did a degree in English Literature and American Studies. After graduating, I tried to write a novel but ended up becoming more of a full time activist – for CND, my trade union and the Labour Party. After eighteen months on the dole, I did a…
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS 1990 The Foggiest (Scholastic Hippo) 1993 Shoot The Teacher (Scholastic Point Crime = PC) 1994 Avenging Angel (PC)Final Cut (PC) 1995 The Beat: Missing Person (PC)Break Point (PC)The Beat: Black and Blue (PC) 1996 The Beat: Smokescreen (PC)Deadly Inheritance (PC)Dark Journey (Reed)The Beat: Asking For It (PC) 1997 The Beat: Dead White Male (PC)The Beat: Losers (PC)The Beat: Sudden Death (PC)Three Degrees of Murder: The David Belbin Collection (omnibus containing Avenging Angel, Final Cut and Deadly Inheritance) 1998 Love Lessons (Scholastic Press)The Beat: Night Shift (PC)Haunting Time (short stories – Five Leaves)The Beat: Victims (PC) 1999 Dying For You (PC, Chivers audio book)The Beat: Suspects (PC)Nicked (Barrington Stoke)Stanley Middleton At Eighty (Five Leaves, co-edited with Prof. John Lucas) 2000…