Isabelle Grey
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Isabelle Grey

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
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Welcome to Isabelle Grey's author page. I enjoy writing crime and suspense because they offer a chance to explore dark emotions and psychological states alongside a range of contemporary issues. I’m especially fascinated by how any kind of uniform can change the people who wear it, and how loyalty to a job that exists for the public good can - and sadly does - lead to 'blind eyes' and institutional corruption within police ranks. While writing crime drama for television, I was able to get to know several senior police officers (including a former head of the Vice Squad, and also Jackie Malton, the inspiration for DCI Jane Tennison in Prime Suspect), and had the chance to go out with patrol cars in south London. I also have a (retired) forensic pathologist and a forensic psychiatrist in the family, so fully appreciate the realities of police work. I have no idea what draws my family so strongly to crime! My crime fiction series features Detective Inspector Grace Fisher, a murder detective with the Essex Major Investigation Team in Colchester. When bullying, misogynistic or bent colleagues expose her emotional and physical vulnerabilities, she becomes even more determined to fight for justice for the victims of crime and to protect the integrity of the job she loves. Drawing on my background as a freelance journalist, Grace Fisher's investigations are followed closely by a disreputable tabloid crime reporter, Ivo Sweatman. Although his hot pursuit of a sensational news story frequently clashes with her painstaking search for evidence, they manage to come together to establish the truth. In the latest book in the series, 'Wrong Way Home' - a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month – Grace and Ivo also have to contend with a young and ambitious true-crime podcaster who tries to bend the truth to fit his dramatic re-telling of a cold case. My two earlier novels of psychological suspense are 'Out of Sight' and the #1 Amazon bestseller 'The Bad Mother'. And my two 20th-century historical thrillers, written as V.B. Grey, are 'Tell Me How It Ends' and 'Sisterhood'. Do please check out V.B. Grey's author page. Born within the sound of Bow Bells in London's East End, I grew up in Manchester, spent ten years on what was once a tidal island at the edge of the Romney Marsh, and now live and work in London. As a freelance journalist I contributed to national newspapers and magazines. I have also written numerous screenplays for television crime dramas, including The Bill, Wycliffe, Rosemary & Thyme and Midsomer Murders. With Jimmy McGovern, I co-wrote 'Tina's Story' for the BAFTA and International Emmy-winning BBC series Accused, a series finale starring Anna Maxwell Martin as a prison officer and described by The Times as ‘the most moving and powerful drama on television in a long time’. You can follow me on Twitter @IsabelleGrey
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