Peter Turnbull (author)
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Peter John Turnbull was born 23 October 1950, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England[1]), 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,[2] 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.
References
- ^ "Turnbull, Peter 1950–". HighBeam Research. Cengage Learning. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ "Peter Turnbull Series List". FictionDB.com. The Riviera Group. Retrieved 10 November 2014.