Jim Ford – författare

DCI Theo Vos does not regard himself as a typical middle-aged cop. He doesn''t have a drink problem, he''s not depressed and he really hates jazz. So he''s divorced - but that''s because his wife ran off to Florida with a dentist, leaving him to bring up their teenage son.In any case, who has time for domestic problems when your job is presiding over the Bug House? Like all close-knit families, Vos''s team has it''s fair share of dysfunction, dark secrets and competing egos - except when they are working on a case.And when a dead drug dealer seemingly falls from a clear blue sky into a premier footballer''s back garden, the team are faced with their most baffling case yet.

Two men have been found beaten to death in a Newcastle park. One is a mild-mannered librarian, the other a member of a gang of armed robbers from the 1970s. It''s no mystery who killed them. But Walter Oyston - ex-boxer turned violent wino - is also dead, his heart having given out before his liver.Is it a simple case of mistaken identity? Or have the ghosts of Newcastle''s criminal underworld returned to seek vengeance on one of their own? Following hot on the heels of their last investigation comes another baffling case for DCI Theo Voss and his team from the Bug House.

Nobody likes a loan shark and the list of people who wanted Ged Salkeld dead would fill the Newcastle phone book. But who would go to the extreme of torching his house while his wife and kids were sleeping upstairs? This is the question facing DCI Theo Vos and his team of detectives from the Bug House as they search through the charred wreckage for clues to the identity of a cold-blooded multiple murderer.Newcastle, it seems, is a city up to its eyes in debt and, for once, there is not shortage of suspects. But are the dead as innocent as they seem?

Fulltime troublemaker Jim Ford didn''t think much about traveling growing up. He was too busy goofing around in his neighborhood and running from the local police. Soon his thirst for adventure and discovering the new fueled him to leave the safety of his small town and set out to become an actor and a stuntman, and to see every state in the process. Things paid off quickly after moving to New York. Not only was Jim snagging lucrative commercials and parts alongside some legends of Film & Television, he was surprisingly filming in a multitude of new and exciting locations. He picked up some rare experiences along the way that include fighting with Colin Ferrell, having a shootout with Tom Cruise, and running around with Justin Timberlake. This is a daring memoir told through an array of unique escapades that all happen in different states. MY TAKE ON ALL FIFTY STATES is an unexpected journey that will entertain you, as well as inspire you to get off the couch, take risks, and try to live every day to the fullest. It''s truly a wild ride, filled with humor, love, insight, unapologetic energy, and some really cool stories.