JP became a professional author in his 30s. He has been published by Random House, Hodder Headline and Time Warner Books.

The Waterside universe revolves around a fictional police station somewhere out to the west of London, in the vicinity of the Thames. The first Waterside novel, Studies in Hysteria, is available now. The next, Mourning and Melancholia, will be published at the end of 2026 and ties off (most) of the mysteries that lingered in Studies…

After an executive detour where he lived and ran businesses on three continents, he is now home in London. His time is divided between writing, researching and reading – distracted by his attempt to subscribe to every streaming service available in the UK and occasionally beyond.

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