Leeds Crime Through Time

Chris Nickson, 2013

My favourite of the seven books in the Richard Nottingham series, it’s very dark, with personal loss and heartbreak. The Constable of Leeds in the 1730s finds himself dealing with a powerful man whose idea of revenge is startling. Only available as an ebook these days.

Chris Nickson, 2023

The eleventh and final novel in the Tom Harper series, which has taken him from Detective Inspector in 1890 Leeds to Chief Constable in 1920. He’s about to retire and deal with his wife’s illness, but wants to leave a clean slate – which means clearing three cases. For me, it’s as much about Harper’s family and the men who serve with him as solving the crimes. It took a long time, but I feel I got the tone just right.

Chris Nickson, 2024

Probably the darkest book I’ve written, set in the 1820s, with thief-taker Simon Westow, his young and deadly assistant Jane. A tale of child-snatching and abuse by the wealthy, and trying to find some justice for the victims.