Ian's first full length professional novel A Secret Step (Copperjob) was published in 2013. In 2014 he provided the opening chapter for the Little Book of Jack the Ripper (Historypress), as well as having numerous articles published on various aspects of the subject of London. He has a keen interest in social history, particularly Jack the Ripper, the Kray twins and the slums of the East End. Ian is an active member of the Whitechapel Society, London. Ian's style of using the old to make sense of the new, being praised by acclaimed authors Martin Fido and Bill Beadle, amongst others. Ian's lat...