Three time winner of the CWA’s Historical Dagger, Andrew Taylor writes novels that blend crime with historical fiction.  They include the number-one bestsellers, The American Boy and The Ashes of London; the Roth Trilogy (filmed for TV as Fallen Angel); the Lydmouth Series; Bleeding Heart Square; The Anatomy of Ghosts; and his current Marwood and Lovett series set in Restoration England.

His latest novel is a standalone, A Schooling in Murder. It is set in 1945 and will be published on 5 June 2025.

His most recent awards are the CWA Diamond Dagger and Sweden’s Martin Beck Award.  He has reviewed widely, mainly for the Spectator, The Times and the Independent.