"A thoroughly enjoyable read... most of all, the redoubtable Hardcastle and the ever-tolerant Marriott... will remind readers of Inspector Morse and his partner, Sergeant Lewis" Booklist on Hardcastle's Burglar "Ison's latest Hardcastle is a fine entry in this always entertaining series... it's great fun to see old fashioned police methods - no DNA, no digital analysis - working just fine" Booklist on Hardcastle's Actress "Understated humor, authentic period details, and well-drawn characters make this another cracking police procedural" Booklist on Hardcastle's Airmen"
During Graham Ison's thirty year career in Scotland Yard's Special Branch he was involved in several espionage cases and the investigation into the escape of the spy George Blake. He also spent four years at 10 Downing Street as Protection Officer to two Prime Ministers.