Joe Thomas

Joe Thomas was born in Hackney in 1977. He is the author of eight critically acclaimed novels. His most recent, True Blue, is the final part of the United Kingdom trilogy, set in East London, following White Riot, a Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year, and Red Menace, an Irish Times Best Book of 2024. Other novels include Brazilian Psycho, nominated for the CWA Gold Dagger, La sélection du Grand Prix de Littérature Policère, and a finalist in the Prix du Meilleur Polar 2025, and Bent, a Guardian Best Book of 2020. Joe lives in London with his partner and two children, and teaches at City St Georges, University of London.