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Welcome to the new website of Ian Hitchings,
"Britain’s foremost True Crime Writer and Author".
Ian Hitchings, is a true crime writer and international author, regular contributor to major newspapers and magazines worldwide.
For more than two decades, he has told the true crime stories of those wildly different experience in such gripping prose that he's had more than one bestseller on his hands and will probably have others. He steps where other writers would undoubtedly fear to tread. But you're unlikely to have heard of him.
A reformed criminal, ex-prisoner and campaigner for prison reform. Ian Hitchings continues to have the tortured look one associates with the criminal fraternity rather than those who merely write about them. "Fortunately, I've learnt to live throughout my life following a simple mantra - the people who mind don't matter, and the people who matter don't mind. With my background I've had to do that. You only get one attempt on this earth, so it's far better to be myself. And if people can't handle it then fine." His no nonsense polite but firm attitude has made him many enemies and the victim of various sustained dirty tricks smear campaigns, including foiled attempts to blackmail him.
Casually dressed in a cardigan, white shirt and jeans. There is nothing flamboyant or charismatic about him. He's a down-to-earth plain speaking, no airs or graces man, always ready with his quick humour and anecdotes. You'd have no idea he was one of the world's most famous authors.
Step forward and take a bow! Ian Hitchings, Britain's foremost True Crime Writer. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the writer. If he's blinking a little in the limelight, that's because he's not used to it. Of all the books he's written, his name has appeared on scarcely any of them, more often than not he uses his numerous pseudonym names. Not that he's complaining - which probably makes him the only true crime writer in the world without an ego.
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