Born in England, Patrick Lennon grew up in Thailand, North London and Cambridge. After gaining a First in English from York University, he worked at senior level for multinational consumer goods companies, although crime fiction remained his prime interest.

In 2001 he began writing his first book, The Mercy Kitchen, which saw him listed with a major agent but remains unpublished. In 2003 he began his second book, Corn Dolls, which was subsequently sold to Hodder & Stoughton in a multi-book deal.

Corn Dolls was the start of the Tom Fletcher series of books, which are set in and around Cambridge and feature the charismatic but troubled investigator Tom Fletcher. Published in paperback in 2007, Corn Dolls was acclaimed by print and web reviewers, who paid tribute to its pace and dark atmosphere. It was listed for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year Award 2008, the Bedford Book of the Year and The Waverton Good Read.

His second book, Steel Witches (2008), was again highly acclaimed by reviewers, and described by Peter Millar in The Times as ‘possibly another Inspector Morse.’ It has been listed for the One Book for Cambridge Award 2009.  

His books are also published in English in Commonwealth countries, and in translation in Germany, Italy, Holland and Turkey. Audio editions of his books are produced by Oakhill Publishing.

The third book in the Tom Fletcher series is Cut Out, to be published by Hodder in paperback in Jan 2010. 

He is a frequent speaker at book events – including Heffers bookstore, the Henley Literary Festival and the Reading Festival of Crime Writing – and at library and readers’ groups around the country. He is a contributor to The Rap Sheet, the U.S. online crime and thriller journal.  

A frequent visitor to Cambridge, he lives in Berkshire where he combines writing with running his own business.