James Ellson

James Ellson was a police officer for 15 years, starting in London and finishing as a Detective Inspector at Moss Side in Manchester. He now wears three hats of writer, smallholder, and speaker.

His debut novel The Trail was published in 2020, and the sequel Cold Dawn in 2022. Both were longlisted for the Boardman Tasker award. Cold Summer concludes the Nepal Trilogy. Base Line is the fourth book in the DCI Castle series.

James lives in the Peak District with his wife, and manages their smallholding, which includes bees and an orchard. He is a keen mountaineer.