Peter Tickler

I've lived in Oxford for over 30 years, and although I was also a student at the university, it is the side streets, the sense of local community, and water ways of non-tourist Oxford that I love. It was inevitable that when I started to write crime fiction, it would be firmly based in this milieu.

My Oxford whodunnits have attracted wide praise for their pace, excitement and authentic Oxford background. They feature a hard-nosed, irrascible DI Susan Holden and a private-eye (Doug Mullen), a conflicted protector of the weak, a soft spot for any damsel in distress and a determination to right wrongs.

Mystery People: "The story entices, jolts and disorientates on almost every page as the reader is caught up in an increasingly frenzied Danse Macabre."

Chris Williams (Oxford United): "Peter's novel is a fantastic read"

Maggie Hartford (Oxford Times): "A perfect gift for someone who enjoys traditonal detective stories, and knows and loves the non-university side of Oxford, beyond the dreaming spires."

Oxford Today: "Deliciously thrilling and wildly unpredictable".

OUFC Programme: "The characters are superbly drawn ... and this latest offering is mature, thought-provoking and highly recommended."