Three Weeks in July: The Utterly Gripping Definitive Account of the 7/7 London Bombings

'A superb book’ – Observer

‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic

‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman

‘An extraordinary book’ James O’Brien, TLS

Three Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.

Three Weeks in July delivers the definitive narrative of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the chaos, confusion and terror that followed.

A true-crime investigation interwoven with high-stakes politics and history, it reveals untold accounts of the response to 7/7 by the government and the Metropolitan Police, as well as their efforts to prevent a second wave of attacks. Drawing on insights from key figures like Tony Blair, Peter Clarke (head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch at the Metropolitan Police) and Sir Ian Blair (Metropolitan Police commissioner), as well as victims and first responders, the book chronicles the frenzy of the first hours after the attack and the pivotal three weeks of police work, forensics and political machinations whose repercussions are still being felt to this day.

Three Weeks in July is the definitive account of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern British history, and a visceral and propulsive narrative that examines the vulnerabilities of the state and the ethical dilemmas of national security.

Adam Wishart is an award-winning BBC documentary film maker. He is the director of the series ‘Trouble at the Big Top’, ‘Blood on the Carpet’ and ‘Back to the Floor’. He has written for the ‘New Statesman, New Scientist, Guardian’ and ‘Independent’.

James ‘Jim’ Nally is a former Fleet Street news agency reporter specialising in crime. For the past 20 years he’s directed documentaries about criminals like Kenneth Noye, Charles Bronson and Rose West.

Jim’s ghost writer credits include Unsung Hero by Kevin Fulton and he has also written the Big Fat Gypsy Weddings book and assisted ex-mercenary Simon Mann with his biography, Cry Havoc.