Nick Guthrie : author of crime fiction : creator of DI Bolam

The Custodian: A gripping coastal crime thriller about secrets, family tensions, and a detective starting over. — Published by No Exit Press, November 2026.

November 2026:
The Custodian (No Exit Press): the first novel in the DI Bolam Suffolk crime series (now available to pre-order)

Out now:
"In the Ruins" in Cold Caller.
"It's Complicated" in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, plus "From a Window", a blog post about the background to this story.

Previously:
Short stories in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Urban Pigs Press, and Black Cat Weekly.

And forthcoming:
Short stories in Guilty Secrets (a Crime Writers' Association anthology edited by Martin Edwards, July 2026), Merry Murders on Bedford Square (edited by Maxim Jakobowski, October 2026), and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine (date tbc).

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