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Robert Rutherford had a random mix of jobs before taking the dive into crime writing; he's been a bookseller, pizza deliverer, karate instructor, football coach, and HR Manager. He lives on the North East Coast with his wife, children & overly-needy dog, and is a founding member of the Northern Crime Syndicate crime-writers group.
Seven Days, a high-concept thriller, is the first in a two book deal with Hodder.
He also writes as Robert Scragg, with "What Falls Between The Cracks", the first in his Porter & Styles series, written under Robert Scragg, being chose as a New Writing North pick as one of the 2019 Read Regional books of the year. Rob’s work has also seen him win the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction in 2021, as well as being shortlisted for a CWA Dagger in 2021 and 2022.
Seven Days, a high-concept thriller, is the first in a two book deal with Hodder.
He also writes as Robert Scragg, with "What Falls Between The Cracks", the first in his Porter & Styles series, written under Robert Scragg, being chose as a New Writing North pick as one of the 2019 Read Regional books of the year. Rob’s work has also seen him win the Lindisfarne Prize for Crime Fiction in 2021, as well as being shortlisted for a CWA Dagger in 2021 and 2022.
Genres: Mystery
Robert Rutherford recommends
A Plot to Die For (2026)
(Blooming Murder Mystery, book 1)
Ardal O'Hanlon
"Jam packed with heaps of humour, heart and homicide!"
Sun Trap (2025)
Rachel Wolf
"Nobody is safe in this edge-of-your-seat glimpse behind the glamour of Hollywood. Intense and immersive. Reeled me in and kept me hooked till the bitter end."
The Troubled Deep (2025)
(Cam Killick, book 1)
Rob Parker
"A story that propels you through the pages at a rate of knots and one that is the very definition of a one-sitting read."
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