Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion : Foldout
John William Wainwright
John Wainwright was born in Leeds.
After World War II, he joined the Police and served for 20 years in
Elland, Brighouse and Clifton before becoming a writer
He wrote around 80 crimes novels between 1965 and 1992.
He wrote about his experiences of policing Brighouse and Clifton in
his book Wainwright's Beat [1987].
His fictional works include
- Death in a Sleeping City
- Brainwash
- Tension
- Duty Elsewhere
- The Reluctant Sleeper
- Home is the Hunter and The Big Kayo
- Take Murder
- The Eye of the Beholder
- The Venus Fly-Trap
- Dominoes
- Man of Law
- A Kill of Small Consequence
- The Tainted Man
- All on a Summer's Day
- An Urge for Justice
- Blayder RIP
- Anatomy of a Riot
- The Distaff Factor
- Their Evil Ways
- Spiral Staircase
- Heroes no More
- Cul-de-Sac
- The Forest
- The Ride
- Clouds of Guilt
- All through the Night
- Portrait in Shadows
- The Tenth Interview
and his non-fiction
- Shall I be a Policeman
- Guard your Castle
- Tail-end Charlie
- Wainwright's Beat – 20 years with the West Yorkshire Police Force [1987]
The character Tosh who appears in his books is based on Tom
Lawrence
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