Mick Lee the Author

11/02/2026

“A Town Called Malice”, my new crime novel is out today.

What is it?
A police procedural set in Crawley new town in 1980 – a serial killer is out there leaving mysterious tattoos on middle-aged victims. DI Masson and a local reporter separately search for the truth and clash over their methods. This is the first in a new series set in Crawley that will run through the eighties.

The book is £4.99 on Kindle and e-platforms, and £9.99 in printed form.

It’s available in multiple e formats including Amazon Kindle now – and you can order the printed version from the same place and all kinds of bookstores (despite what Amazon shows as the print launch date you can order physical copies now too)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Town-Called-Malice-Mick-Lee/dp/1806340674

Thanks for your support, folks …

A Town Called Malice

04/12/2025

Not quite available yet, but coming soon in early 2026 ... A Town Called Malice ... crime noir set in 1980 Crawley ...more news to follow!

26/11/2025

The Thief Taker. London, 1725. Decades before a recognised police force. One man runs criminal gangs and also prosecutes criminals on a whim. But when a rival is killed, this turns the London underground upside down.
Who can he trust and who should he hunt down?

Peaky Blinders meets Moll Flanders in Georgian London

16/03/2021

Child X, the 'thrilling' (someone actually said this in Goodreads, ho hum) crime novel set in Crawley and Milton Keynes late in the 20th century, is still out there ... do give it a look or if you already have do please rate it on Amazon ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Child-X-Mick-Lee-ebook/dp/B08KW1LR1G ... the Crawley-based sequel is already in the pipeline ...

Child X eBook: Lee, Mick: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

21/02/2021

If anybody out there liked Child X, and can't wait for the sequel, try a previous crime novel: "The Men Who Robbed The Great Train Robbers" ... 1963 this time, and who was really behind the infamous heist ... there's a reason why so few of them got away with it ...

The Men Who Robbed The Great Train Robbers eBook: Lee, Mick: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

19/02/2021

Supporting local free libraries, and all the pop-up libraries that have emerged during COVID lockdown ... well done to all ... free copies of Child X available to anyone running these! Particular shout out to both Burnage and Levenshulme free libraries in Manchester ...

11/02/2021

There are two possible sequels to Child X in the pipeline ... one set in 1980, the other 2000 ... no more clues, that would give away what happens in both timelines in Child X ...!

24/11/2020

An article on crime writing on the Female First website ...

Mick Lee writes a piece for Female First upon the release of his new book Child X.

20/11/2020

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Child-X-Mick-Lee-ebook/dp/B08KW1LR1G

Child X eBook: Lee, Mick: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store