Jake Arnott left school at sixteen. He has since worked as a labourer, a mortuary technician, a theatrical agent's assistant, an artist's life model, an actor and a sign language interpreter.
During the eighties he lived in various squats in London. In 1989 he moved to Leeds to work for Red Ladder, the radical theatre company. After a national tour with them he began to write, supporting himself on a part time job with Leeds Social Services as resource centre worker.
During the eighties he lived in various squats in London. In 1989 he moved to Leeds to work for Red Ladder, the radical theatre company. After a national tour with them he began to write, supporting himself on a part time job with Leeds Social Services as resource centre worker.
Awards: CWA (2005)
Genres: Mystery, Science Fiction, Historical
Novels
Johnny Come Home (2006)
The Devil's Paintbrush (2009)
The House of Rumour (2012)
The Fatal Tree (2017)
The Devil's Paintbrush (2009)
The House of Rumour (2012)
The Fatal Tree (2017)
Series contributed to
Doctor Who : Time Trips
A Handful of Stardust (2014)
Doctor Who: Time Trips: The Collection (2015) (with others)
A Handful of Stardust (2014)
Doctor Who: Time Trips: The Collection (2015) (with others)
Books containing stories by Jake Arnott
Awards
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Jake Arnott recommends
White Riot (2023)
(United Kingdom Trilogy, book 1)
Joe Thomas
"Police and thieves, punks and spycops. White Riot captures the raw energy of the times in spectacular fashion, evoking a visceral narrative of power and corruption."
High John the Conqueror (2022)
Tariq Goddard
"Deranged police procedural meets darkly comic folk horror in Wild Wild Wessex. Utterly mesmerising."
If I Tell (2022)
(Shaw and Darmody, book 1)
Gill Perdue
"An intense, emotional and utterly compelling narrative that deftly leads us into the dark places of ordinary lives."
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