Robin Jarossi
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Robin Jarossi

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I'm a London-based journalist and writer. My first book was a true-crime re-evaluation of the unsolved Hammersmith Murders in London – The Hunt for the 60s Ripper. In addition, I'm a member of the Crime Writers' Association and have been a judge for the CWA's Ian Fleming Steel Dagger (best thriller). In 2022, my book Murder by the Sea, co-authored with David Howard, a companion book to the television documentary series, was published. The Real Ted Hastings followed in 2023, this time taking a look at the real-life corruption that inspired hit BBC drama Line of Duty.

My new release for 2026 is Force of Darkness: Confronting Blackout Killer Gordon Cummins. This explores the incredible case of the RAF cadet who, in February 1942, attacked six women during the wartime Blackout, killing four of them. Of the other two, one had a lucky escape and the other fought him off. This is the story of the women who crossed his path and the family who stood by the charming young airman throughout the trial process.

Non-fiction books I admire include The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule, I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara, Mapping Murder by David Canter, The Fatal Passion of Alma Rattenbury by Sean O'Connor, Smear! Wilson and the Secret State by Stephen Dorril and Robin Ramsay, The Five by Hallie Rubenhold, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale, The Italian Boy by Sarah Wise, The Innocent Man by John Grisham and many more.

My favourite fiction authors include Ian Rankin, James Sallis, Josephine Tey, George V Higgins, Patricia Highsmith, Robert Harris, Arnaldur Indridason, George Pelecanos and Adrian McKinty. TV? So many, but for starters Breaking Bad, Happy Valley, True Detective, Sherlock, The Wire, Mindhunter…
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