John Nixon

John Nixon was born in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire. After a career working for a high street bank and then owning his own bookshop, he turned to writing, publishing his first novel 'Family Shadows' in 2012. This was followed in 2013 by 'The Cuckoo Clock'. The ninth book in the series 'Hammer Blow' was published in December 2020. All the books are crime and mystery stories with a dash of genealogy thrown in, reflecting his interest in family history. Madeleine Porter appears as a minor character in 'Family Shadows', but is the main character in the other eight books.

John was married with four grown-up children and six grandchildren and lived with his wife in rural Herefordshire until his death in August 2023.