Denny Darke

Denny Darke is the crime fiction pen name of Canadian author Gary Trew. While Gary is known for his award-winning memoirs, Denny is where his darker imagination comes out to play, writing darkly comic crime novels in the tradition of Carl Hiaasen and Elmore Leonard—stories filled with eccentric characters, twisted plots, razor-sharp humour, and more than a little murder.

Born in the UK, raised in Brighton & Hove, and now living on the Pacific coast of Western Canada, Denny made his crime fiction debut with *An Eye for an Eye*, winner of the 2025 Firebird Book Award, an Honourable Mention at the LA Book Festival, and a Finalist in the Independent Book Awards.

Although he has lived in Canada for more than twenty years, friends and former colleagues still describe him as "that funny British guy," thanks to an accent that stubbornly refuses to leave and a quick wit that rarely knows when to stop.

His appreciation for dark humour helped him survive careers in the police, the ministry, and child protection social work. Along the way, he somehow found time to earn degrees in Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Social Work.

When he isn't plotting fictional murders, Denny enjoys Marmite, sunshine, and Cadbury's chocolate. He's a lifelong supporter of Brighton & Hove Albion (football, not rugby) and, for his sins, a Vancouver Canucks fan.

Despite his mother's prediction that a teenage bout of mumps would leave him sterile—making him a "Jaffa"—he went on to have four wonderful children, none of whom has disowned him... yet.