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

Hennessey and Yellich (set in York, England)
 * 1) Fear of Drowning (1999)
 * 2) Deathtrap (2000)
 * 3) Perils and Dangers (2001)
 * 4) The Return (2001)
 * 5) After the Flood (2002)
 * 6) Dark Secrets (2002)
 * 7) All Roads Leadeth (2003)
 * 8) Treasure Trove (2003)
 * 9) The Dance Master (2004)
 * 10) Hopes and Fears (2004)
 * 11) The Chill Factor (2005)
 * 12) The Legacy (2005)
 * 13) False Knight (2006)
 * 14) Fire Burn (2006)
 * 15) Chelsea Smile (2007)
 * 16) Once a Biker (2007)
 * 17) No Stone Unturned (2007)
 * 18) Turning Point (2008)
 * 19) Informed Consent (2009)
 * 20) Deliver Us from Evil (2011)
 * 21) Aftermath (2010)
 * 22) The Altered Case (2012)
 * 23) Gift Wrapped (2013)
 * 24) A Dreadful Past (2016)

Harry Vicary (set in London, England)
 * 1) Improving the Silence (2009)
 * 2) Deep Cover (2011)
 * 3) The Garden Party (2012)
 * 4) Denial of Murder (2014)
 * 5) In Vino Veritas (2015)

Maurice Mundy (set in London)
 * 1) 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.