Trevor Wood

Trevor Wood is a British author of crime fiction and a former Royal Navy submariner. His crime novels are set in Newcastle and feature Jimmy Mullen, a homeless veteran struggling with PTSD who becomes an unlikely detective. Dead End Street continues the series, which has won the Crime Writers' Association John Creasey New Blood Dagger and been praised for its authentic portrayal of homelessness, mental health and life on the margins. Wood draws on his own military background and his knowledge of Newcastle to create crime fiction that is socially conscious, emotionally powerful and genuinely thrilling. His protagonist is one of the most original and sympathetically drawn detectives in contemporary British crime fiction. Available as both books and audiobooks, Trevor Wood's crime novels offer compelling listening and reading for fans of crime fiction who appreciate stories with heart, social conscience and a detective you won't find anywhere else in the genre.