Malcolm Forsythe

The seven DCI Millson & DS Scobie novels are set in the fictional Tanniford (real-life Wivenhoe) and its surroundings in Essex. They were originally published by Collins Crime Club in the 1990s and are enjoying a second wind in digital eBook form with Lume Books. Malcolm was a commando in the RAF Regiment during WWII and moved into Civil Defence after the war. He then worked in the Home Office where he liaised closely with the Metropolitan Police. He loved boats, sailing the Walton Backwaters, and Essex. His life experience proved to be rich material for his mystery police procedural novels. Malcolm Forsythe is a pen-name. He is a member of the CWA (Crime Writers' Association).