Born, raised and educated in London, Bill moved North to get married in 1966 and has lived in Greater Manchester ever since. After a career in Education including twenty two years in schools, and eighteen with the Manchester City Council Schools Inspectorate. With 3 generations of Metropolitan Police officers to inspire him , Bill Rogers has written fifteen crime novels to date, all of them based in and around the City of Manchester. Ten feature DCI Tom Caton and his team, set in and around Manchester, while four novels in a spin-off series feature SI Joanne Stuart on secondment to the Behavioural Sciences Unit at the National Crime Agency, located in Salford Quays. Formerly a teacher, schools inspector, and Head of the Manchester Schools Improvement Service, Bill worked for the National College for School Leadership before retiring to begin his writing career. Born in London, Bill has four generations of Metropolitan Police behind him. He is married with two adult children, and lives close to the City of Manchester.