The Crime Writer: Episode 383
John Warrington was interested in making money and had built up a portfolio of several commercial premises and two houses. But when market conditions took a turn for the worse, he was soon in massive debt and his life was spiralling out of control. He needed urgent results before he lost everything.
John's solution was to write a crime thriller - sure, an unusual choice. When the publishers weren't interested and time was running out before he lost everything, he decided to roll the dice one last time by using the storyline of the novel in his real life...
Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable with Twisted Britain - March 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDFqCGiBfo&t=1385s
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Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201
John's solution was to write a crime thriller - sure, an unusual choice. When the publishers weren't interested and time was running out before he lost everything, he decided to roll the dice one last time by using the storyline of the novel in his real life...
Writing Credit:
Chris Wood
You can buy Chris's second book, 'Death in the Theatre' here: https://www.amazon.com/Death-Theatre-Chris-Wood/dp/1399009117
Watch the True Crime Podcasters Roundtable with Twisted Britain - March 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhDFqCGiBfo&t=1385s
Find out more about the UK True Crime Podcast:
https://www.uktruecrime.com
Join me at Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/UKTrueCrime
Join the UK True Crime Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UKTrueCrime
Buy my book 'Gone Fishing' about serial killer Angus Sinclair:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gone-Fishing-Unsolved-Crimes-Sinclair/dp/1914277201
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