{"id":18,"date":"2010-05-26T13:14:08","date_gmt":"2010-05-26T12:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.katehordern.co.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/jeff-dawson\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T14:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T14:07:08","slug":"jeff-dawson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/index.php\/jeff-dawson\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Dawson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"large\"><strong>Jeff Dawson<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/authors\/jeff_dawson_600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/authors\/jeff_dawson_600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/authors\/jeff_dawson_600-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agent: <a href=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/index.php\/kate-hordern\/\">Kate Hordern<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paperback editions of Jeff Dawson&#8217;s three Ingo Finch historical adventure thrillers, HELL GATE, NO ORDINARY KILLING and THE COLD NORTH SEA featuring Edwardian army doctor Ingo Finch and Australian nurse Annie Jones, were published by Canelo on 6 May 2021 following previous eBook publication. &nbsp;NO ORDINARY KILLING was a #1 Kindle Historical Thriller Bestseller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Dawson has had a distinguished career as a journalist working, most notably, for the<br>\n<em>Sunday Times&nbsp;<\/em>and, before that,&nbsp;<em>Empire<\/em> magazine serving as its US editor. &nbsp;He is a scriptwriter of the award-winning podcast <em>Real Dictators<\/em> (narrated by Paul McGann) which has been downloaded globally over 80 million times. &nbsp;&nbsp;Jeff is the author of DEAD RECKONING: The Dunedin Star Disaster (Weidenfeld &amp; Nicolson 2005), BACK HOME: England and the 1970 World Cup (Orion 2001) and QUENTIN TARANTINO: The Cinema of Cool (Cassell 1995). He is married with two children and lives in St Albans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-53209\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/xlogo-black_32.png\" width=\"32\" height=\"33\">&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/x.com\/jeffdaw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jeffdaw <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1287\" style=\"padding-top: 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/facebook_logo_32.png\" alt=\"Find Jeff Dawson on Facebook\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JeffDawsonAuthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Jeff Dawson on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-custom-khla-grey-background-color has-background has-small-font-size has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9a371c5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Praise for HELL GATE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Jeff\u2019s such a talented writer\u2026 I highly, highly recommend.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>Making the Cut<\/em> podcast \u2013 Davina McCall &amp; Michael Douglas<br>&#8220;Well-written and compelling thriller set in New York. &nbsp;I loved the historical detail in this book &#8230; and the pace never lets up. &nbsp;A very strong spy story.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>Crimepieces<br><\/em>&#8220;Riveting and beautifully written.&#8221; Alex Gerlis, author of the Richard Prince thrillers<br>&#8220;a robust adventure set at a time and place where life had plenty of rough edges.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>Crime Review<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Praise for THE COLD NORTH SEA:<br>&#8220;Accomplished, tremendously entertaining historical crime thriller full of twists and turns.&#8221;&nbsp;<em>WhatCathyReadNext<br><\/em>&#8220;An action-packed historical thriller&#8221; V. O&#8217;Regan, Amazon 5* reviewer<br>&#8220;Marvellous, fast-paced, historical novel. &nbsp;I hope the next Ingo Finch mystery is not too far away.&#8221;Juliette D. Raynes, Amazon 5* reviewer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Praise for NO ORDINARY KILLING:<br>\u201cThis Boer War thriller is worth getting your hands on and sinking your teeth into. A perfect summer read.\u201d&nbsp;<em>South African<\/em><br>\u201cDawson\u2019s writing style is an intriguing mix of John Buchan style adventuring and well researched period detail. He creates a South Africa full of superstition, mistrust and political intrigue\u2026. A very strong debut.\u201d <em>Crimepieces<\/em><br>&#8220;a thoroughly exciting, perplexing and intelligent mystery which never shies away from the realities of the atrocities of war and imperialism or the resulting moral and emotional impact on people\u2026 outstanding debut thriller\u201d <em>Hair Past a Freckle Book Reviews<\/em><br>\u201cCombines deft storytelling with a flair for historical detail\u201d Richard Foreman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Praise for DEAD RECKONING, which was nominated for the Maritime Media Award:<br>&#8220;\u2026 touching and hilarious in equal measure, a story of determination and a slightly embarrassed, very English kind of bravery. Dawson\u2019s recreation of events is a sensitive blending of archival work, interviews and imaginative projection, and a thrilling testament to a remarkable group of people.\u201d <em>Observer<\/em><br>\u201cDawson draws from the written testimony of those involved and speaks to the only two survivors still alive to deliver a lively, pacy read\u201d <em>Good Book Guide<br><\/em>\u201cJeff Dawson\u2019s lively account of their struggle to survive often reads like a novel\u201d <em>Sunday Times<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Praise for BACK HOME which was serialised in <em>The Times<\/em> and reached the top five in the Sportspages bestseller list:<br>\u201cTruly outstanding\u201d <em>The Times<\/em><br>\u201cGreat occasion, great book\u201d <em>Time Out<\/em><br>\u201cRichly evocative\u201d <em>Independent<\/em><br>\u201cThirty years of hurt (and counting) kick off here\u201d <em>GQ<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/jeff_dawson_hellgate.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51679\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/jeff_dawson_thecoldnorthsea.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2304\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"metaslider-id-51682\" style=\"max-width: 150px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-51682 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Jeff Dawson\" data-height=\"230\" data-width=\"150\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_51682\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_51682' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/jeff_dawson_noordinarykilling.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"No Ordinary Killing\" class=\"slider-51682 slide-51683 msDefaultImage\" title=\"jeff_dawson_noordinarykilling\" \/><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/khla.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/jeff_dawson_deadreckoning.jpg\" height=\"230\" width=\"150\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-51682 slide-51684 msDefaultImage\" title=\"jeff_dawson_deadreckoning\" \/><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rtecenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-16\" alt=\"\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.katehordern.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Jeff%20Dawson.png\" width=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Agent: Kate Hordern<\/p>\n<p> Jeff Dawson\u2019s debut novel, NO ORDINARY KILLING, a crime novel set during the Boer War and featuring army doctor Ingo Finch and Australian nurse Annie Jones, will be published by Endeavour Press on 19 March 2017.  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