Guy Adams worked as an actor for twelve years before becoming a full-time writer, specialising in TV and entertainment. He is the author of several non-fiction titles including Leonard Rossiter: Character Driven, the official two-volume guide to the BBC drama series Life on Mars and of the bestselling humour book based on the series, The Rules of Modern Policing: 1973 Edition. An acclaimed novelist, he also wrote the fantasy novel The World House and the original Torchwood tie-in The House That Jack Built.