David Seabrook
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David Seabrook (19 December 1960 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire – 18 January 2009 Canterbury, Kent) was a British crime writer and journalist.
Life[edit]
Born in 1960 at Hemel Hempstead, David was the only child of Leslie Frank Seabrook (an insurance broker) and his wife Barbara Elizabeth Daphne (Frostick). Seabrook studied English and American literature at the University of Kent at Canterbury gaining an MA with a dissertation on Marcel Proust. Subsequently, he worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language in Greece. Until his death he lived alone at Westside Apartments in Canterbury. He was discovered dead in his flat by Kent police.[1] There is unconfirmed speculation that Seabrook was murdered. However, this has never been officially established.[2]
Career[edit]
Seabrook is known for his extensively researched books rich with literary and historical associations on previously untouched or assumedly insignificant subjects and locations.
In his book Jack of Jumps Seabrook attempts to identify Jack the Stripper, a serial killer who murdered eight prostitutes in West London in the early 1960s. Seabrook gives a meticulous account of the police work; however, the murderer remains unknown, although the book contains insinuations as to his identity.
All the Devils are Here is Seabrook's account of Kent's unglamorous seaside towns entwined with local literary and celebrity history.[3]
Seabrook also appeared in two films - 'fictional documentaries' - by Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair: 'The Cardinal and the Corpse' (1992) and 'Asylum' (2000).
At the time of his death Seabrook was working on a book about the life and mysterious suicide of the show business solicitor David Jacobs.[4][5]
Works[edit]
- All the Devils are Here Granta Books (2002) ISBN 978-1862074835
- Jack of Jumps Granta Books (2006) ISBN 978-1862077706
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Controversial author found dead at home" Kentish Gazette 22 January 2009
- ^ "Crime journalist David Seabrook found dead in bed". stewarthomesociety.org. 4 March 2009.
- ^ Taylor, Christian (21 April 2021). "David Seabrook (1960-2009)". Kent Maps Online.
- ^ "Nicky Byrne wanted to help with new book". thisisbath.co.uk. 27 November 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Showbiz Lawyer". The Argus. 1 July 2008.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- "He framed a dead man". Article by Johnny Sharp with picture of Seabrook
- "Great Britain: Jack the Stripper". Time. 8 May 1964.
- Hooked on murder Review by David Jays of Jack of Jumps
- Tart vision Review by Chris Petit of Jack of Jumps
- Midnight in the garden of England Review by Andy Beckett of All the Devils Are Here
- A situationist by the seaside[dead link] Review by Brian Dillon of All the Devils Are Here
- How TS Eliot found inspiration at Margate About Seabrook's account of TS Eliot in Margate
- The seductively seamy side of 1960s London Review by Mark Sanderson of Jack of Jumps
- Is David Seabrook dead? Overview of Seabrook's work by Stewart Home
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