David Videcette

David Videcette is a British detective mystery writer best known for writing the “DI Jake Flannagan” series of novels. He is a former Scotland Yard Detective with the London Metropolitan Police who specialized in organized crime and terrorism. During a career spanning more than two decades he has tracked down many dangerous criminals, interviewed numerous witnesses, and searched hundreds of properties. Today he puts that knowledge into use in writing the “DI Jake Flannagan” series of novels. The first novel of the series is “The Theseus Paradox” that was first published in 2016. He currently lives in London and works for high net worth individuals as a consultant in their security operations. He also loves to offer commentary on policing, terrorism, and crime in newspapers and various media. Most of his novels draw inspiration from real life happenings and facts that he was directly involved in as a police officer for over two decades working with the Metropolitan Police. His work with the Met as an investigator and detective meant that he had to conduct a lot of analysis, fact finding, and groundwork aspects of which he employs in the research for his novels. As a police detective, he used to write a lot of reports that were detailed and long pieces to be read by court judges and prosecutors. Since becoming a fiction writer he has had to adapt his writing for a different audience and now can write in sometimes factual, serious, and even lighthearted tones depending on the audience. However, even as he tailors his work to different audiences the novels of the “DI Jake Flannagan” series include raucous behavior, drinking and sex.