Jack Gatland is a pseudonym for Tony Lee, a #1 New York Times Bestselling Writer who has been working in various forms of media for over thirty years. With experience in comics, graphic novels, middle-grade books, audio drama, television, and film, Lee has written for well-known franchises such as Doctor Who, Spider-Man, X-Men, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Doctors, Wallace and Gromit, and Shrek. As Tony Lee, he has conducted school tours under the banner 'Change The Channel' to engage reluctant readers. He is currently a member of the Writer's Guild of Great Britain, the Society of Authors, The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, and the Crime Writer's Association.
Under the pen name Jack Gatland, Lee writes crime thrillers featuring Detective Inspector Declan Walsh, who has been transferred to the City of London Police department, known as the Last Chance Saloon. The series includes twelve books, namely 'LETTER FROM THE DEAD', 'MURDER OF ANGELS', 'HUNTER HUNTED', 'WHISPER FOR THE REAPER', 'TO HUNT A MAGPIE', 'A RITUAL FOR THE DYING', 'KILLING THE MUSIC', 'A DINNER TO DIE FOR', 'BEHIND THE WIRE', 'HEAVY IS THE CROWN', 'STALKING THE RIPPER', and 'A QUIVER OF SORROWS', all of which are currently available. Additionally, he has released 'THE LIONHEART CURSE', the first book in a new series of Adventure Mysteries featuring Damian Lucas, a Robin-Hood style con-man forger-turned treasure hunter. Gatland also has upcoming series of crime procedurals and a new spy series, both of which are spin-offs from the DI Walsh series.