David Belbin's first novel was published in 1990 under the Scholastic Point Crime imprint. He has written several YA novels and a police series, The Beat, for Scholastic, as well as suspense novels for Mammoth and Penguin. His novel, Love Lessons, was awarded second prize in the 2000 North Eastern Book Awards (after Harry Potter!). He is an avid music fan and attended the Glastonbury Festival in 2000 for 'research'.
