Tony Hutchinson

By the time he caught infamous fake-death canoe man John Darwin – a case that catapulted him to international attention – Tony Hutchinson had already brought more than 50 killers to justice as the Detective Superintendent in charge of Cleveland Police Murder Squad. With a wealth of expertise he has even been invited to study with the FBI’s ground-breaking criminologists on their own turf…a coveted slice of ‘Silence of the Lambs’ for real. Now retired from the force, he using his unrivalled inside knowledge of police procedure to write compelling thrillers.

A father of two sons, Tony has also been a pioneer in the field of so-called honour crimes and their impact on victims.

Tony is a qualified yachtsman, clears his head with walks along the Northumberland coast, and nervously takes his seat on the Newcastle United roller-coaster as a committed season ticket holder.