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Mike Ripley

Trade Columnist MIKE RIPLEY is the author of the award-winning ‘Angel’ series of comedy thrillers set mainly in Essex and London’s East End. It has been said that Mike Ripley ‘paints a picture of London Dickens would recognise’. Mike Ripley has twice won the Crime Writers' Association Last Laugh Dagger for best humourous crime novel. Mike Ripley retired from regularly reviewing new crime fiction after more than 32 years at the critical coal-face. He now restricts himself to the worthy or unusual titles which tempt him out of retirement.