BOBBY CUSSENS
CRIME WRITER
bobby cussens -
writing crime from the edge of the water
Like most people, I’ve always had to write for work: from studying to work-based reports, documents, interminable lists of emails.
My career has included serving as a teacher (in secondary schools through to lecture theatres), running a business consultancy that took me to Iraq, being a mature PhD student, and latterly helping my daughter set up a business.
On this extraordinary journey called life,
you never know where you'll end up
In 2017, I embarked on a Himalayan trek. The majestic quiet of the mountains opened a trap door in my brain. A host of characters appeared, jumping up and down, demanding to be immortalised on the page. I’ve been trying to keep up with them ever since.
One of those images was poor Boz's boots, sticking out from the undergrowth on a bitter December night.
I needed to know - who would do such a thing? And why?
Then I was hooked, and Shotley Bridge Thrillers began their journey...