John Matthews

John Matthews is a leading British thriller writer. His books span genres of crime, action, mystery and legal-thriller and include: Basikasingo, The Crescent Wars, Past Imperfect, The Last Witness, The Second Amendment, Ascension Day, The Shadow Chaser, The Prophecy, and his current book series set in 1890s New York with the first days of criminal forensics.

They have been translated into 14 languages with total sales of 1.6 million. In 2007, Past Imperfect was included in a top ten all-time best legal thrillers list in The Times. He was one of only two British authors in the list.

​John is also an accomplished screenwriter, including a film adaptation for Past Imperfect and original screenplays, with two recent projects in collaboration with Nigel McCrery, creator of TV's Silent Witness and New Tricks.

Series available

As of September, 2020, my books have been separated into distinct categories and series, as follows:

JM Legal-Thriller series:

Ascension Day

Past Imperfect

The Last Witness

Jameson & Argenti (Gaslight NY Crime) series:

Murder in Manhattan

Diary of the Dead

A Blood Red Diary

Action-Conspiracy series:

The Prophecy

The Shadow Chaser

The Second Amendment

The Crescent Wars

Most of these have separate, standalone characters, except the Jameson & Argenti Gaslight NY Crime series - set in 1890s New York, featuring an intrepid English forensic expert, Finley Jameson, teamed up with a tough no-nonsense New York detective, Joseph Argenti. The three books in this series are being re-released by The Write Direction and will appear between September & October, 2020. A Blood Red Diary is appearing for the first time for readers.