About the author

Angela Buckley

<p>Dr Angela Buckley is a historian specialising in Victorian and Edwardian detectives, the evolution of crime investigation and forensic science, and the true crimes that shaped them. She has a PhD in the history of detective practice. </p><p>Her life in crime began with her own family. Whilst researching her family tree, she uncovered all sorts of shady ancestors, including petty thieves, poachers and even a brothel keeper in the dangerous Victorian slums of her home city of Manchester. During a break from her career as a modern foreign languages lecturer, she began to write about my family's past, which led to the publication of her first non-fiction history book, <em>The Real Sherlock Holmes</em>.</p><p>Angela's work on crime and detective history has featured in many national magazines and newspapers, including <em>The Times</em>, <em>The Telegraph</em>, the <em>Sunday Express</em>, <em>All About History</em> and <em>Who Do You Think You Are?</em> magazine. She is a member of the Historical Writers' Association and the Crime Writers' Association.</p><p>An experienced speaker, Angela has taken part in many events such as the Henley Literary Festival, the Manchester Histories Festival and at the Museum of London. She is a regular contributor to the annual London Month of the Dead festival, and a frequent guest on podcasts. She has appeared on <em>The One Show</em> on BBC One, and <em>Celebrity Antiques Road Trip</em> and <em>The Secret Genius of Modern Life</em> on BBC Two. She is also a Crime Fiction Expert for policeadvisor.co.uk.</p><p>Angela divides her time between London and the Isle of Wight, where she is a trustee of a Roman villa and vice chair of the local FE college.<br> </p>