Dan Waddell, Author of THE BLOOD DETECTIVE, on Scene of the Crime

[J. Sydney Jones]

Underground London

March 19, 2010 by Scene of the Crime | Edit

Dan Waddell is assisting Scene of the Crime today in its investigations into setting and fiction. Waddell, a Londoner, is a former journalist, the bestselling author of Who Do You Think You Are? that accompanied the BBC series on genealogy, and, most importantly for us, the author of the crime series featuring Scotland Yard’s Detective
Chief Inspector Grant Foster and his genealogist assistant, Nigel
Barnes. The two made their debut in The Blood Detective, in which a century-old crime comes to haunt the present. A Publishers Weekly reviewer noted of this work, “Waddell’s adept characterization and pacing make for an exciting start to a new series.” A Booklist
contributor concluded, “Let’s hope Waddell can find many more
genealogical excuses for Barnes to assist the police with their
inquiries.”

Waddell did not disappoint; Blood Atonement once again pairs Foster and Barnes in the hunt for a serial killer. A Library Journal reviewer found this offering an “outstanding thriller,” while a Booklist contributor dubbed it a “definite winner.”

Dan, welcome to Scene of the Crime, and thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about the spirit of place in your crime fiction.

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