A Bit About Me

My name is John Sutherland. I'm a married dad of three and I live with my wife and family in South London.

I joined the Met Police in 1992 and served in a variety of ranks and roles for more than twenty-five years, until my early retirement on medical grounds in 2018.

These days, I speak a bit and I write a bit.

My first book, Blue, published in 2017, was a Sunday Times bestseller. It tells the stories of my policing life and of my slow recovery from the serious illness that ended my operational career.

My second book, Crossing the Line, published in 2020, was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.

My first novel, a thriller called The Siege, was published by Orion Fiction in June 2022 and was shortlisted for the Specsavers Debut Crime Novel of the Year.

The sequel to The Siege – The Fallen – was published by Orion Fiction in June 2023 and The Castle will follow in April 2025.

The videos below will give you an idea of some of the talking I do.