Hello

Welcome to the home of Detective Inspector Simon Wise, a police officer who believes in doing the right thing but who won't take any crap from anyone. He's been a long time coming into the world — nearly twenty years ago, I read a news report about a murder in London that got me thinking. A motorbike messenger walked up to someone's front door, knocked, and then shot the person who opened the door. They left no forensics, no clues and no one ever got arrested. It got me thinking about why it had happened and who was behind it. I also thought it would make a good detective story.

I've thought about writing the tale many times over the years but it was in November 2022 that I sat down and fleshed out the characters and story.

I've been a fan of crime fiction for as long as I can remember, from reading Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes as a kid, to buying every new Ian Ranking, Mark Billingham and Peter James book the moment they came out.

I love police shows like Happy Valley, The Fall, The Bay, Line of Duty and so many others as well.

I hope I can be a worthy addition to all these great tales.