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Michael Leese

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Michael Leese was a senior news executive who had a ringside seat for the most extra-ordinary stories that happened during a twenty-five-year career as a British national newspaper journalist.
From the death of Princess Diana and two Gulf wars to the fall of the Berlin Wall and 9/11 he was leading the teams bringing the first news to a wider public. Most of his career was spent at the London Evening Standard. His time in journalism has left him with an indelible passion for news and current affairs and he tries to replicate that in his crime thriller series, Jonathan Roper investigates.
His son is profoundly autistic. It was thinking about him and how he fits into this complicated world was the inspiration for the Roper character. Who is hig ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 15,522 ratings · 881 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Going Underground (Jonathan Roper Investigates, #1) 4.18 avg rating — 3,793 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The List (Martha Munro Crime Mysteries #1) 4.08 avg rating — 2,698 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Detectives Roper & Hooley Books 1–4 (Detective Roper & Hooley #1-4) 4.45 avg rating — 2,273 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Can See You (Jonathan Roper Investigates #2) 4.15 avg rating — 2,110 ratings — published 2017 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Long Reach (Jonathan Roper Investigates #3) 4.29 avg rating — 1,327 ratings — published 2018 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Killer Gameshow (Detective Roper and Hooley Mysteries #5) 4.51 avg rating — 992 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case of the Exploding Shop (Detective Roper and Hooley Mysteries #4) 4.35 avg rating — 878 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trap (Martha Munro Crime Mysteries #2) 4.12 avg rating — 589 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Kill A Critic (Jonathan Roper Investigates #2.5) 4.08 avg rating — 426 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Jonathan Roper Investigates Series #1-3 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Always look on the bright side of life.

I’ve been talking to a few people who enjoy the humour in the Jonathan Roper series and many have asked what prompted me to mix comedy with dark story lines.

Well the answer lies close to home. Literally. My son is profoundly autistic, and unlike Roper he struggles with language, although he found a way to communicate with us as he got older. But growing up he was a real handful and my wife and I s Read more of this blog post »

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“there will be plenty of people who would see it as a career opportunity, the chance to remove a few senior people; maybe even step up to our jobs. So, my advice; if you do find something smelly, don’t let your guard down for a moment.”
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“It was always tempting to look for reasons why crimes were committed. If you could find a reason then maybe you could stop something happening again.”
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“I’m just surprised that people haven’t started calling us the ‘Odd Couple.’ The pause went on a moment too long. “We are being called the Odd Couple, aren’t we?”
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