A New Crime Fiction Book
BTPHG member and retired BTP Officer Gary Powell has added a second BTP related tale for his fictional detective DI Ryan McNally.
DI McNally and DS Marcia Frost first appeared in Mind the Killer.
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DI Ryan McNally stands in the dock at Southwark Crown Court accused of a vicious assault; he awaits the jury’s verdict. A guilty decision would be career-ending and might send him to prison.
The British Transport Police’s Major Investigations Team are called in to investigate the discovery of human remains deposited in a left luggage facility at Liverpool Street Station and on the backseat of a London black cab at Victoria’s busy bus terminal.
The team’s priority is the identification of the victim. Their only clues are a wedding band and a tattoo. McNally’s detectives have proven they can work under the most stressful of circumstances in Britain’s most unique policing environment; but with ever-growing tensions between some of its members reaching boiling point they need to come together quickly to meet their toughest challenge yet.
The Cutting Room offers a fast-paced relentless narrative taking the reader on a very dark journey of shocking twists and turns with very little light at the end of the tunnel.
UPDATE: January 20026
Gary was a recent guest on the ‘America Tonight with Kate Delaney’ syndicated radio show in the Author’s Corner segment, when he promoted the book and spoke about the BTP.
The interview is available here:
America Tonight with Kate Delaney featuring Gary Powell
Also, Gary now has his own website: G Powell Crime Author
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Gary is a member of the Crime Writers Association.
The book is published on 28th April 2025 and will be widely available through all the usual channels – Amazon, WH Smith, Waterstones etc., or direct from the publisher.
An eBook version is available through Amazon.
Gary has previously written four true crime non-fiction books.