Trevor Wood has lived in Newcastle for 25 years and considers himself an adopted Geordie, though he still can’t speak the language. He's a successful playwright who has also worked as a journalist and spin-doctor for the City Council. Prior to that he served in the Royal Navy for 16 years joining, presciently, as a Writer. Trevor holds an MA in Creative Writing (Crime Fiction) from UEA. His first novel, The Man on the Street, which is set in his home city, will be published by Quercus in Spring 2020. He is represented by Oli Munson at AM Heath.
The Troubled Deep (2025) (Cam Killick, book 1) Rob Parker "I finished this belter in a weekend. You'll need to tread carefully with this one, as once you plunge into The Troubled Deep you'll be so immersed that you might forget to come up for air."
Dead Mile (2024) Jo Furniss "Fasten your seatbelts! Jo Furniss has smashed her driving test by turning what's surely the first ever locked-car mystery into a thrilling ride. If Agatha Christie did traffic jams ..."
Seven Days (2024) Robert Rutherford "I absolutely rattled through this impressive, polished thriller from Robert Rutherford. One thing I can promise you: it won't take you seven days to read it! Seven hours, more like!"
Crow Moon (2024) (Martha Strangeways Investigation, book 1) Suzy Aspley "Hugely accomplished and extremely creepy."
The House on Rye Lane (2024) Susan Allott "A highly accomplished literary thriller... Allott is establishing herself as one of the most talented new writers around."
The Unspeakable Acts of Zina Pavlou (2023) Eleni Kyriacou "A terrific re-imagining of a historical true crime case, Eleni Kyriacou has a real knack of bringing the fifties back to life, mixing glamour and grime in perfect proportion to produce a gripping thriller."
Speak of the Devil (2023) Rose Wilding "In Speak of the Devil, Rose Wilding takes an axe to toxic masculinity. The male perpetrator may lose his head but Wilding keeps hers, manoeuvring her vivid characters around like a virtuoso puppeteer and skilfully ensuring that the readers' sympathies stay firmly with those who really deserve it. It's a powerful, accomplished and important debut from a writer who has not only found her own voice but given one to others who have previously been silenced."
If I Let You Go (2023) Charlotte Levin "Charlotte Levin is one of the most interesting and talented writers around at the moment."
The Next to Die (2023) (Dylan Kasper, book 1) Elliot Sweeney "A terrific debut featuring the dark and dangerous Dylan Kasper, a protagonist who seems to have stepped straight out of a Chandler novel into the present day. Brilliant modern noir."
Needless Alley (2023) (William Garrett, book 1) Natalie Marlow "A terrific debut. It's not often that historical fiction gets this down and dirty, but Natalie Marlow has delivered dark and twisted in spades. I urge you to take a stroll down Needless Alley, but you might want to watch your back as you do . . ."
No Country for Girls (2022) Emma Styles "Fresh as hell with two strikingly original protagonists who blaze a thrilling trail through the outback. Not just a terrific debut, a terrific book full stop."
Miss Aldridge Regrets (2022) (Canary Club Mystery, book 1) Louise Hare "A sublimely told murder mystery which oozes class in every sense. Fully deserves the Christie comparisons."
Vine Street (2021) Dominic Nolan "An epic, brutal, blockbuster of a crime novel. It's the best film noir you've never seen complete with a love story that might just rip your heart out."
Black Drop (2021) (Laurence Jago, book 1) Leonora Nattrass "A sparkling evocation of a distant time which is remarkably similar to the current one. I loved it. The sights, smells and eccentricities of eighteenth-century Britain are so perfectly captured that if you'd told me this was one of Dickens' lost novels I'd have completely believed it. Other fictional worlds are going to seem a lot greyer in comparison."
Phosphate Rocks (2021) Fiona Erskine "Phosphate Rocks rocks! I'm not sure how Fiona Erskine pulled this one off but it's kind of mesmerising, and I speak as a science-moron. The weaved of stories and science really pulls the whole thing together. Bravo!"
Don't Let Him In (2021) Howard Linskey "A triumph - Linskey is a consistently excellent and versatile writer, and Don't Let Him In is yet another in a long line of his top class thrillers with a fantastic North East setting and a terrific plot."
Anthrax Island (2021) (John Tyler , book 1) D L Marshall "A genre-busting debut. It’s like the bastard son of Agatha Christie and Ian Fleming watched The Thing on repeat before bashing out a pacy, locked-room, action-adventure thriller."
Safe and Sound (2021) Philippa East "A terrific book. Philippa East has somehow maintained a real sense of foreboding throughout but at the same time there’s a genuine poignancy in the fears that beset almost all the characters."
Lightseekers (2021) (Philip Taiwo, book 1) Femi Kayode "An absolutely cracking debut, fresh, unique and beautifully written, a sure-fire candidate for next year's big prizes. In a time when travel is nigh-on impossible it's wonderful to be transported to another world in such a vivid and memorable fashion."
A Ruined Girl (2020) Kate Simants "A mesmerising tale of justice and redemption which will have you spellbound. Simants displays a poetic eye for detail which will quickly establish her as one of the rising stars of crime fiction."
