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. 

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, The Real Sherlock Holmes.

Angela's work on crime and detective history has featured in many national magazines and newspapers, including The Times, The Telegraph, the Sunday Express, All About History and Who Do You Think You Are? magazine. She is a member of the Historical Writers' Association and the Crime Writers' Association.

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 The One Show on BBC One, and Celebrity Antiques Road Trip and The Secret Genius of Modern Life on BBC Two. She is also a Crime Fiction Expert for policeadvisor.co.uk.

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.