Dr Angela Buckley is a historian and author, focusing on the history of crime and policing. Her doctoral thesis was on the evolution of police detective practice in English regional cities during the Victorian and Edwardian periods, including the development of investigative technique and the use of forensic science. Her ongoing research interests are historical crime, especially murder; early investigators and their sleuthing skills; and the development of crime scene examination. She is associate lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, where she teaches crime history.

Angela has published four non-fiction books, including the popular police biography, The Real Sherlock Holmes, about Manchester detective, Jerome Caminada. Her new book, The Bermondsey Murder, set in 1849, is about one of Scotland Yard’s first major cases. She is a regular contributor to magazines, podcasts, radio and TV. 

Angela is a member of the Society of Authors, the Historical Writers’ Association and the Crime Writers’ Association.