|  Howard Linskey was born in Ferryhill, County Durham. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'David Blake' Novels | |
| 1) The Drop | 2011 | 
| 2) The Damage | 2012 | 
| 3) The Dead | 2013 | 
| 'Ian Bradshaw, Tom Carney and Helen Norton' Novels | |
| 1) No Name Lane | 2015 | 
| 2) Behind Dead Eyes | 2016 | 
| 3) The Search | 2017 | 
| 4) The Chosen Ones | 2018 | 
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Hunting the Hangman | 2017 | 
| 2) Ungentlemanly Warfare | 2019 | 
| 3) Alice Teale is Missing | 2019 | 
| 4) Don't Let Him In | 2021 |