Kate London

Kate London was a detective in the Metropolitan Police Service before resigning to write full time. Her first novel, Post Mortem, was published in 2014 to strong reviews. In 2021Post Mortem was adapted for television by Patrick Harbinson as The Tower, and broadcast by ITV. The Sunday Times: "An absorbing debut ... a complex novel that offers rare insights." Sydney Morning Herald: “A realistic, tense and multi-layered story containing a two-sided moral question, all crowned by a thoughtful and compassionate ending tinged with a little sadness.” Kate’s second book, Death Message, was published in April 2017. "A brilliant, high-octane crime novel - every page rings with hard-earned wisdom of a former cop. Kate London, the new rising star of crime fiction, is the real thing." Tony Parsons The third novel in the series, Gallowstree Lane, was published in 2019. ‘An authentic depiction of gang life and police politics with first class writing’. Jake Kerridge in the Sunday Express