Discover the World of David J. Gatward
Award-winning author of the DCI Harry Grimm series. Join David on his thrilling journey through crime and adventure. Explore the popular DCI Harry Grimm series and discover his new DI Haig crime series.
Welcome
AWARD-WINNING
Author of
DCI Harry Grimm
CRIME THRILLER Series
David J. Gatward is a celebrated author known for the DCI Harry Grimm crime series, which has captivated readers worldwide with over 2 million copies sold. His other works include a new DI Haig crime thriller series, as well as numerous books for children, teenagers, and young adults. He has also ghost-written for many well known and popular crime titles.
David lives with his two sons in rural Somerset.
David’s publishing journey dates back to 1992 when he released his first novel at just eighteen years old. Though it took time, perseverance led him to realise his ambition of becoming a full-time author, drawing on a wealth of life experiences to enrich his writing. His career evolved through various publishers, eventually culminating in the successful launch of the DCI Harry Grimm series. In 2020, he published Grimm Up North – the first in the acclaimed
‘DCI Harry Grimm’ crime series – and David never looked back.
Over 2 million copies sold worldwide
BOOK 2 OUT NOW
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DI Haig Crime Thrillers Book 2
A slaying tied to the paranormal. Can this driven investigator defend her adopted home from a killer with a twisted vendetta?
Somerset, England. Grief still haunts DI Gordy Haig’s every moment. Mourning her fiancée’s death, she finds solace in the quiet spaces of the church and takes comfort in tarot reading. But she’s pulled from her dark reverie when a beloved local Police Community Support Officer is found brutally slain. After she unearths evidence the victim had been researching ancient sacrificial rituals, she is drawn even deeper into the area’s sinister history with the occult…
BOOK 1
Somerset slayings
A DI Haig Crime Thriller Novel.
A fresh start filled with ghosts and heartache. Can she face her own demons and stop a malevolent murderer?
The Somerset Slayings is the gripping first book in the DI Haig Crime Thrillers series. If you like wounded but dogged heroines, twisted tales of retribution, and the past returning with a vengeance, then you’ll love David J. Gatward’s heart-stopping procedural.
AWARD-WINNING CRIME SERIES
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