Nick Oldham was born in Belthorn, Lancashire, in 1956. He’s been a police officer since the age of nineteen, spending the majority of his service in operational roles before retiring in 2005 after 30 years of service. He lives with his partner, Belinda, on the outskirts of Preston but has used his experiences in and around Blackpool as the basis for 31 of his popular crime novels, featuring Detective Inspector Henry Christie. He appeared at Palatine Library in Blackpool for an event promoting his books on 1 September 2025.
His career as an author began in 1996 with A Time for Justice, and since then he has published dozens of books.
Henry Christie series: Oldham is most famous for this long-running police procedural series, which follows the career of Detective Superintendent Henry Christie. The books are known for their authenticity and often feature Christie returning from retirement to solve cases. Some titles in the series include:
Nightmare City (1997)
Backlash (2001)
Demolition (2022)
Death Ride (2023)
Steve Flynn series: This action-thriller series features Steve Flynn, a former Royal Marine and ex-policeman living in the Canary Islands.
Onslaught (2015)
Ambush (2016)
Headhunter (2017)
Jessica Raker series: Oldham began this newer series in the 2020s, with titles such as Death at Dead Man’s Stake.
Other works: Oldham has also written standalone novels, including Cover Story and Made To Be Broken, and novelisations of crime films like Vendetta and We Still Kill The Old Way.
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Death At Dead Man’s Stake (Jessica Raker thriller) 1 of 2
Death on Wolf Fell (A Jessica Raker thriller) 2 of 2
A Time For Justice (Henry Christie series Book 1)
Nightmare City (Henry Christie series Book 2)
One Dead Witness (Henry Christie series Book 3)
The Last Big Job (Henry Christie series Book 4)
Backlash (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 5)
Substantial Threat (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 6)
Dead Heat (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 7)
Big City Jacks (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 8)
Psycho Alley (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 9)
Critical Threat (Henry Christie Mystery Book 10)
Screen of Deceit (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 11)
Crunch Time (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 12)
Nothing Job, The (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 13)
Seizure (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 14)
Hidden Witness (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 15)
Facing Justice (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 16)
Instinct (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 17)
Fighting for the Dead (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 18)
Bad Tidings (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 19)
Judgement Call (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 20)
Low Profile (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 21)
Edge (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 22)
Unforgiving: A Henry Christie thriller (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 23)
Bad Blood (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 24)
Bad Cops: A British police procedural (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 25)
Wildfire (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 26)
Bad Timing (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 27)
Scarred (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 28)
Transfusion (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 29)
Demolition (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 30)
Death Ride (A Henry Christie Mystery Book 31)
