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I am David Evans, an Essex-based writer of crime novels and other works, and the creator of the characters Colin Strong and Bob Souter.
They feature in the WAKEFIELD SERIES, my popular series of crime novels. See MY BOOKS page for details.
I also write the TENDRING SERIES of crime novels, set in the late 1970s and featuring DS Cyril Claydon and DI John ‘Dick’ Barton. Again, check out MY BOOKS page.

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Good news for all those awaiting Book 3 of my Tendring Series – DISCOVERY is now available in paperback and ebook formats. This is set in north Essex in 1978 with connections to crimes committed in 1947 and 1941. DS Cyril Claydon and DI ‘Dick’ Barton have work to do.

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THE TENDRING SERIES

I write the TENDRING SERIES of crime novels, set in the late 1970s and featuring DS Cyril Claydon and DI John ‘Dick’ Barton.

Book 1 in the series, DISPOSAL, Book 2, DISTRESSED, set in 1977, and Book 3, DISCOVERY, set primarily in 1978 are all available in paperback and ebook formats.

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Smiling woman with notebook

THE WAKEFIELD SERIES


Trophies, Torment, Talisman and Tainted

I’m very pleased to announce that all four books in the Wakefield Series are now available in paperback and ebook format.

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