I am a London, UK-based professional writer, crime historian and journalist, author of The Cleveland Street Scandal, Crossing the Line of Duty, The Murder Gang, Gone: The Disappearance of Claudia Lawrence, Frenzy!, etc. A graduate of the MA in Novel Writing at the University of Manchester and a freelance member of the UK National Union of Journalists, I am Press Card accredited, and a member of the Crime Writers’ Association.
As a writer and journalist I specialise in crime, criminal justice and wider human interest stories. I have written news and feature articles for the BBC News Magazine, Press Gazette, The Justice Gap and Inside Justice, Sunday Mirror, Daily Star Sunday, Sunday People, Real Crime, Red Herrings, Police Professional and www.kyc360.com.
I have also published seven true crime non-fiction books and three works of literary criticism. My books can be viewed on Neil Root's Amazon page.