Jim Eldridge

Jim Eldridge is a prolific author, born in the Euston area of London in 1944. He grew up in a tumultuous time, surviving attacks by V1 and V2 rockets during World War II. Eldridge left school at 16 and held various jobs before embarking on a teaching career. He taught in disadvantaged areas of Luton while simultaneously building his career as a scriptwriter and children's book author.

Eldridge's writing career is extensive and varied. He has written over 250 TV scripts for children's and teen television, both in the UK and internationally, and is also the creator and writer of Radio 4's long-running comedy-drama series, King Street Junior. In addition to his work in television and radio, Eldridge has written numerous children's books, including titles in the My Story series, the Warpath books, and How to Handle Grown-Ups.

In the early 2000s, Eldridge shifted his focus from children's books and television to writing historical crime novels for adults. Over the course of his 40-year career as a scriptwriter, he had 250 TV scripts broadcast in the UK and internationally, including writing for US TV, and 250 radio scripts broadcast by the BBC. His children's books include best-sellers such as "The Trenches" and "Roman Invasion" in Scholastic's "my Story" series.

Eldridge's successful adult crime novels include the Museum Mysteries series for Allison & Busby, set in Victorian England and featuring Daniel Wilson and Abigail Fenton. He has also written a series set in London during WW2, featuring DCI Edgar Saxe-Coburg. After many years living in rural Ireland and Cumbria, Eldridge and his wife, Lynne, now reside in Kent.