David Beckler

David Beckler

I’m a crime thriller writer based in South Manchester. My sixth novel, Missing, comes out on February 1st. It features homeless private eye Victor and his disgruntled dog Oscar solving crime on the streets of Manchester. It’s the first of three novels featuring the duo, all of which will come out this year.

Books

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Missing (City Streets Mysteries Book 1)

When a woman disappears, a homeless man is the only person who can find her.

On a cold Manchester night, Victor Mitchum and his loyal-ish dog witness something they were never meant to see. Living on the streets has made Victor good at watching people—which is exactly why private investigator Kasper Dąbrowski recruits him to help find a missing...

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Hunted (City Streets Mysteries Book 2)

The streets can be deadly. And now an old friend is dead.

When a homeless man’s body is found in a derelict school, Victor Mitchum knows it wasn’t an accident. He knew Sawney from his own days on the streets. Sawney was clean, scared, and being hunted by dangerous people.

Working with private investigators Kasper and Zofia Dąbrowski, Victor...

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A Long Shadow (An Antonia Conti Thriller Book 1)

In this dystopian vision of London, public safety is in private hands—and nobody is beyond the reach of the ‘law’.

The constant threat of terrorism has left London under round-the-clock surveillance and in the tightening grip of privatised security firms. Journalist Antonia Conti suspects one such organisation—GRM—not only of being behind...

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Other Writing

My last series of books, The Antonia Conti series, dealt with corruption at the highest levels of society. I was asked to contribute an article.

Events

Join us at Bredbury Library, George Ln, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 1DJ

Kick off at 6.30 pm.

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From 10.45 until 11.30 on Saturday 2nd February, I'll be chatting to Rob Parker about his new novel Forbidden Waters and talking about Missing

Here's a link to tickets.

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