Tony Bassett
AUTHOR

Tony Bassett

Tap the gear icon above to manage new release emails.
TONY BASSETT is a former journalist who worked on regional and national newspapers in Britain for more than 40 years. He mainly reported on crime, show business, human interest and consumer topics. Now retired, he writes crime fiction. Tony is best known for his series of novels set in the West Midlands featuring Detective Chief Inspector Gavin Roscoe, an experienced detective and family man, and his sergeant, law graduate and resourceful problem-solver Sunita Roy. The LATEST novel (Book 7) is called NOT MY VALENTINE. It concerns a glamorous blonde managing director’s secretary, Lydia Squires, who is planning to settle down with the man of her dreams after a whirlwind romance. Tragically, her life is cut short on Valentine’s night by a brutal killer. Detectives Roy and Roscoe discover Lydia – also a part-time singer - was being stalked by an obsessed work colleague. Could this man have slaughtered Lydia in a jealous rage or were other, more ruthless forces at work? The FIFTH book in the series, HEIR TO MURDER, was judged first in the Mystery and Suspense (Police Procedurals) category in the American Fiction Awards in June 2024. The other titles in the collection (all published by The Book Folks) are: Murder On Oxford Lane, The Crossbow Stalker, Murder Of A Doctor, Out for Revenge and It Never Rains. Tony has in addition written a stand-alone thriller Seat 97, about a man shot dead at a London concert hall, which was published by The Book Folks, while two further works (the crime novel Smile Of The Stowaway and the spy novel The Lazarus Charter) were published by The Conrad Press. Tony first developed a love of writing at the age of nine when he produced a junior school magazine. A few years later, his local vicar in Tunbridge Wells, Kent staged his play about the Biblical story of Naboth's Vineyard. At Hull University, Tony was judged Time-Life Magazine student journalist of the year in 1971. Tony, who has five grown-up children, is a Life Member of the National Union of Journalists. He lives in South-East London with his partner Lin. *** DETECTIVE fiction fans can now acquire the first three books in Tony Bassett’s Roy and Roscoe series in a great value Kindle boxset called THE MIDLANDS MURDERS.
Read more Read less

Try Audible membership today. Start enjoying the benefits.

Try Audible for free with an audiobook of your choice.
Try Premium Plus free
Automatically renews at AUD $16.45/mo after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Most Popular

Product list
  • Murder on Oxford Lane cover art

    $25.99 or free with 30-day trial

    Try for $0.00
  • The Crossbow Stalker cover art

    $25.99 or free with 30-day trial

    Try for $0.00