Peter Turnbull (author)
# Peter Turnbull (author)

Peter John Turnbull was born 23 October 1950, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England), son of John Colin, an engineer, and Patricia Turnbull, a nurse. He attended Richmond College of Fine Arts; Cambridge College of Arts and Technology, B.A., 1974; University of Huddersfield, M.A.; Cardiff University, Wales, C.Q.S.W. (certificate in social work), 1978. Religion: Anglican. He worked as a government social worker at Strathclyde Regional Council, Glasgow, Scotland, from 1978-1995. He also worked as a steelworker and crematorium assistant in Sheffield and London, and has done social work in Brooklyn, NY, before becoming a full-time writer in 1995 and returning to his native Yorkshire, where he currently resides.

## Books

He has produced books in 3 series, as well as other, non-series books.

Glasgow P Division (set in Glasgow, Scotland)

* Deep and Crisp and Even (1981) (finalist for the New Blood Dagger Award in 1981.)
* Dead Knock (1982)
* Fair Friday (1983)
* Big Money (1984)
* Two Way Cut (1988)
* Condition Purple (1989)
* And Did Murder Him (1991)
* Long Day Monday (1992)
* The Killing Floor (1994)
* The Man With No Face (1998)

Hennessey and Yellich (set in York, England)

* Fear of Drowning (1999)
* Deathtrap (2000)
* Perils and Dangers (2001)
* The Return (2001)
* After the Flood (2002)
* Dark Secrets (2002)
* All Roads Leadeth (2003)
* Treasure Trove (2003)
* The Dance Master (2004)
* Hopes and Fears (2004)
* The Chill Factor (2005)
* The Legacy (2005)
* False Knight (2006)
* Fire Burn (2006)
* Chelsea Smile (2007)
* Once a Biker (2007)
* No Stone Unturned (2007)
* Turning Point (2008)
* Informed Consent (2009)
* Deliver Us from Evil (2011)
* Aftermath (2010)
* The Altered Case (2012)
* Gift Wrapped (2013)
* A Dreadful Past (2016)

Harry Vicary (set in London, England)

* Improving the Silence (2009)
* Deep Cover (2011)
* The Garden Party (2012)
* Denial of Murder (2014)
* In Vino Veritas (2015)

Maurice Mundy (set in London)

* A Cold Case (2016)

Other novels

* The Claws of the Gryphon (1986)
* The Justice Game (1990)
* Embracing Skeletons (1996)
* Reality Checkpoint (2004)
* Sweet Humphrey (2005)
* The Trophy Wife (2005)

Non-fiction

* The Killer Who Never Was (1996): About Jack the Ripper; says they were a series of unrelated murders.
