Stephen's Biography

Stephen Wade was born in Leeds and educated at the universities of Wales and Leeds. He taught in further and higher education for many years, and this was followed by six years as a writer working in prisons. He has written over fifty books, mainly in non-fiction, and he also lectures part-time at the University of Hull.

Forthcoming publications in 2010 include Escapes from the Noose (Amberley) a casebook of reprieves and pardons, and Tracing Your Legal Ancestors (Pen and Sword).