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Shortlisted for the True Crime Awards 2023 Best New True Crime Author
The murder of Sarah Payne, Adam the Thames Torso, the London bombings, the Night Stalker and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko... The solving of all these cases can be linked to one man: Ray Fysh, a beer-swigging Charlton Athletic fan from Woolwich, a natural raconteur and also one of the finest forensic detectives the country has ever seen.
Ray began work for the Met Police in the 1970s when forensic investigation was seen as little more than a geeky side show, only in existence to confirm or eliminate evidence. But by the mid 90s Ray and his team had made huge progress in their field, contributing to the UK becoming a world-leading innovator in forensic techniques, with Ray himself being named as Special Adviser to the Forensic Science Service. As the SA, Ray worked alongside Senior Investigating Officers from day one of a case, directing his team to identify forensic opportunities and harvest case-cracking clues.
As Ray looks back over his career at the cases he worked on, the reader is given unparalleled insight into the highs and lows of an astonishing career, the historic classist snobbery of the Met and the stunning realities of crime and forensics Ray Fysh joined the Metropolitan Police forensic science laboratory in 1971 and soon became a key member of the team. When the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory merged with the Forensic Science Service in 1996, Ray was established in the newly formed role as a Special Advisor for Major Crime and soon became indispensable to the police forces he served. The phrase 'Ray, just get me some DNA' soon became the well-worn request from leading Senior Investigating Officers, and he did not let them down. Incredible stories from the forensic scientist who played a leading role in solving some of the UK's most infamous crimes The cases which which are included in the book are not only impressive for their notoriety, but also because of the way in which they were solved. The reader will recognise many of the crimes listed, especially as many of them continue to appear in the news today. Ray was hugely respected in his field and as a result has a lot of prominent contacts within the force who are be willing to lend their support to the book. There have been strong successes in this genre such as Unnatural Causes (198k TCM), All that Remains (52k TCM) and Traces (16 TCM). Shallow Graves will appeal to this market whilst also providing a compelling, commercial offering with mass market appeal. The author has access to fascinating primary evidence from the case files which we worked on. All of this is in the public domain, but it is usually very hard to get home of.
The murder of Sarah Payne, Adam the Thames Torso, the London bombings, the Night Stalker and the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko... The solving of all these cases can be linked to one man: Ray Fysh, a beer-swigging Charlton Athletic fan from Woolwich, a natural raconteur and also one of the finest forensic detectives the country has ever seen.
Ray began work for the Met Police in the 1970s when forensic investigation was seen as little more than a geeky side show, only in existence to confirm or eliminate evidence. But by the mid 90s Ray and his team had made huge progress in their field, contributing to the UK becoming a world-leading innovator in forensic techniques, with Ray himself being named as Special Adviser to the Forensic Science Service. As the SA, Ray worked alongside Senior Investigating Officers from day one of a case, directing his team to identify forensic opportunities and harvest case-cracking clues.
As Ray looks back over his career at the cases he worked on, the reader is given unparalleled insight into the highs and lows of an astonishing career, the historic classist snobbery of the Met and the stunning realities of crime and forensics Ray Fysh joined the Metropolitan Police forensic science laboratory in 1971 and soon became a key member of the team. When the Metropolitan Police Forensic Science Laboratory merged with the Forensic Science Service in 1996, Ray was established in the newly formed role as a Special Advisor for Major Crime and soon became indispensable to the police forces he served. The phrase 'Ray, just get me some DNA' soon became the well-worn request from leading Senior Investigating Officers, and he did not let them down. Incredible stories from the forensic scientist who played a leading role in solving some of the UK's most infamous crimes The cases which which are included in the book are not only impressive for their notoriety, but also because of the way in which they were solved. The reader will recognise many of the crimes listed, especially as many of them continue to appear in the news today. Ray was hugely respected in his field and as a result has a lot of prominent contacts within the force who are be willing to lend their support to the book. There have been strong successes in this genre such as Unnatural Causes (198k TCM), All that Remains (52k TCM) and Traces (16 TCM). Shallow Graves will appeal to this market whilst also providing a compelling, commercial offering with mass market appeal. The author has access to fascinating primary evidence from the case files which we worked on. All of this is in the public domain, but it is usually very hard to get home of.