Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson | |
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| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Genre | Crime fiction |
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Matt Johnson is a British writer of crime fiction and former Inspector with the Metropolitan Police Service. His writing incorporates his previous work as a servant of Her Majesty in both the British Army and the police service, including his experience with PTSD.[1]
Early life and education
Johnson was educated at Pinner County Grammar School near Harrow. He later joined the Territorial Army Royal Corps of Signals and then entered the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on a Short Service Commission with the Royal Artillery.[2]
Career
Police career
In 1978, Johnson joined the Metropolitan Police as a uniformed constable.[3] Johnson served in a number of Headquarters and divisional roles and in 1991 was promoted to Inspector and transferred to Stoke Newington Police Station in North London.[4]
During his career, Johnson was involved with cases involving murders, shootings and terrorist bombings.[5] He was blown off his feet at the London Baltic Exchange bombing and among the first on the scene at the 1982 Regents Park bomb.[3] On 17 April 1984, Matt was driving a police traffic car when he was called to escort his mortally wounded friend and colleague, WPC Yvonne Fletcher, to hospital.[4] WPC Fletcher had been shot from the Libyan Embassy. Her death remains the only unsolved murder of a British police officer.[4]
Following exposure to further terrorist incidents including the St Mary Axe Bombing, Matt was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in 1998.[3] He retired from police work the following year.[4]
Writing career
Johnson underwent counselling for PTSD upon leaving the police service. His treatment included writing about his experiences, emotions and symptoms.[4] His writing grew into a hobby and eventually a writing career.[4] In 2012, Matt self-published a novel called Wicked Game based on a police inspector called Robert Finlay, a sufferer from PTSD. The rights to the novel were sold to Orenda Books through the Watson-Little Literary Agency of London. Wicked Game was republished by Orenda Books in March 2016 and became the top selling military thriller on both Amazon and Kobo. In May 2016 it was long-listed for the Crime Writers Association UK John Creasy New Blood Dagger Award.[4][6]
Wicked Game made the WHSmith list of Best Crime & Thriller Authors of All Time.[7] In 2017, Johnson released Deadly Game, the second book in the series, with End Game completing the trilogy series released in 2018.[8]
References
- ↑ "Former police officer Matt Johnson suffered flashback and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder". BBC. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ Griffiths, Niall (7 June 2017). "FIRST PERSON: Matt Johnson - How horror led to new life as author". South Wales Argus.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Johnson, Matt (15 April 2016). "From PC to PTSD to publication". The Irish Times. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Moss, Chris (20 November 2015). "Ex-Met officer: my journey from PTSD to crime thriller writer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ Skellon, Kath (27 June 2012). "Ex-copper turned Gwent writer tells of London bomb terror". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ↑ "Local author presents latest book at Chepstow Hub". Monmouthsire. 7 August 2017.
- ↑ "Best Crime Authors of all time as Voted by You". WHSmith. 18 February 2015.
- ↑ "A Deadly Game". Monmouthshire Beacon. 30 March 2017.
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