
Victorian Crime, Forgotten Histories, Yorkshire Remembered.
John Lawless – Victorian Crime Author


Featured Books
What began as a simple sweet, became something far more dangerous.
At the centre, stands Humbug Billy whose trade would become forever linked to one of Bradford’s most chilling tragedies.


Not all truths are spoken. Some are pieced together.
Fragments of Truth explores the uncertain ground between memory and fact, where each account reveals only part of the whole.
Coming end of May 2026.


A child is taken.
A community is left searching for answers.
In the shadow of the murder of John Gill, Stolen Innocents explores loss, suspicion, and the quiet weight carried by those left behind.
Not all authority is seen. Not all control is resisted.
The Quiet Shepherd explores the subtle exercise of power, where fear takes root long before it is understood.