Books and Biscuits

I began writing crime fiction in the first instance using the name of Ellis Johnson (there is another L. S. Johnson out there, in California). This includes my ongoing DCI Doggett series – kicking off with ‘The Sizewell Murders’ (where a rotating cast of criminals, set in sleepy Suffolk, confront murder most foul against the backdrop of the construction of a new nuclear power facility in the area). I was initially approached by an alternative fiction fan who wanted to develop his publishing company (using my writing) and then branched into doing my own imprint, encouraged by the positive reception my first book received. As of December 2024 'Case Closed Monday' has sold well over a thousand copies, all digital, via Amazon. I consider myself a professional novelist. In ‘The Sizewell Murders’ I redefine the crime genre for the 21st century taking all the well-worn but much-loved tropes fans will recognise and giving them a new spin that update the time-honoured staples of the gen...