Books by Joan Lock

Ex-Nurse and policewoman, Joan Lock, is the author of eleven non-fiction police/crime books. These include two on Scotland Yard's First Detectives and the history of the British Women Police - a subject on which she is an authority. Joan has also written radio plays and documentaries, plus many features for Police Review, the leading police magazine, and Red Herrings, the journal of the Crime Writers Association. The CWA awarded her a Red Herring for her services and the Leo Harris Award for the best contribution. Since Joan turned to crime fiction she has produced one modern crime novel, Death in Perspective, and seven of a Victorian series featuring the charismatic Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Ernest Best. Dead Centre is the latest of these.