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David Southwell (1971—) is the author of a number of best-selling books on conspiracy theories and organized crime. He has also written scripts for Independent British comic books.

Previously Southwell spent worked as a journalist and as Director of Communications for the British Retail Consortium - before turning to full-time writing.

In his role at the BRC, he regularly clashed with the British government's media relations department, and pressure groups, and played a part in forcing Stephen Byers to scrap the Rip-Off Britain campaign.

In 2003, in a front page story in The Sunday Times Southwell, then a spokesman for the BRC, mentioned that MI5 was co-ordinating with the business community with regard to potential terrorism. Many people in the conspiracy community believed that this was confirmation that he was allied with Secret Intelligence Service agents and may have been publishing disinformation on behalf of the British security services in his conspiracy books. Southwell later reported in his own books that he had liaised with MI5 on anti-terrorism issues and with the UK Government's emergency planning Cabinet Committee COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Room A).

He has acknowledged a specialist knowledge and ongoing interest in the Angry Brigade and conspiracies surrounding the events that inspired VALIS.

In 2005 he was thanked as an inspiration by Gary Russell in his Doctor Who novel Spiral Scratch.

A regular broadcaster in the UK and North America on the subjects of conspiracies and counter-culture, he jokingly claims on the back of his books that if he 'dies a mysterious death it will be because he knows too much and has upset some very powerful people.'

Southwell lives on a narrowboat on the Regent's Canal in London.

On 12 June 2010, David Southwell married April Cole at St. Mary’s on Paddington Green. They spent their honeymoon in Cornwall.

Major Non-Fiction Works   more »

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Total Books: 27
True Crime The Infamous Villains of Modern History and Their Hideous Crimes
2010 - True Crime the Infamous VIllains of Modern History and Their Hideous Crimes (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781847325242
ISBN-10: 1847325246
Genre: Nonfiction
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The 500 Best Pub Jokes 2 Volume 2
2009 - The 500 Best Pub Jokes 2 Volume 2 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781853757365
ISBN-10: 1853757365
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The History of Organized Crime The True Story and Secrets of Global Gangland
2009 - The History of Organized Crime the True Story and Secrets of Global Gangland (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781847323194
ISBN-10: 1847323197
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Death by Stupidity The 1001 Most Ridiculous Bizarre and Astonishingly Idiotic Ways People Have Kicked the Bucket
True CrimeThe Infamous Villains of Modern History and Their Hideous Crimes
2008 - True Crimethe Infamous VIllains of Modern History and Their Hideous Crimes (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781862005761
ISBN-10: 1862005761
Genre: Nonfiction
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Conspiracy Files
2007 - Conspiracy Files (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781844422326
ISBN-10: 1844422321
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Unsolved Extraterrestrial Mysteries
2007 - Unsolved Extraterrestrial Mysteries [Mysteries and Conspiracies] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781404210806
ISBN-10: 1404210806
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Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances
2007 - Mysterious Deaths and Disappearances [Mysteries and Conspiracies] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781404210813
ISBN-10: 1404210814
Genres: Teens, Nonfiction
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Unsolved Celebrity Mysteries
2007 - Unsolved Celebrity Mysteries [Mysteries and Conspiracies] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781404210820
ISBN-10: 1404210822
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction
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Unsolved Political Mysteries
2007 - Unsolved Political Mysteries [Mysteries and Conspiracies] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781404210837
ISBN-10: 1404210830
Genre: Nonfiction
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Secret Societies
2007 - Secret Societies [Mysteries and Conspiracies] (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781404210844
ISBN-10: 1404210849
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Geschichte des organisierten Verbrechens
2007 - Geschichte Des Organisierten Verbrechens (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783771643447
ISBN-10: 3771643449
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Secrets  Lies
2006 - Secrets Lies [Exposing the world of cover-ups and deception] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780760784334
ISBN-10: 0760784337
Genre: Nonfiction
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Secrets and Lies
2005 - Secrets and Lies (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781844424948
ISBN-10: 1844424944
Genres: Education & Reference, Religion & Spirituality
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Conspiracy Files  Real-life Stories of Paranoia Secrecy and Intrigue
2004 - Conspiracy Files Real-life Stories of Paranoia Secrecy and Intrigue (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780517224465
ISBN-10: 0517224461
Genre: Nonfiction
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Conspiracy Theories Real-life Stories of Paranoia Secrecy and Intrigue
2004 - Conspiracy Theories Real-life Stories of Paranoia Secrecy and Intrigue (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781844427918
ISBN-10: 1844427919
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The Biggest Pub Joke Book Ever 2
2003 - The Biggest Pub Joke Book Ever 2 (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781842229392
ISBN-10: 1842229397
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Dirty Cash Organised Crime in the 21st Century
2002 - Dirty Cash Organised Crime in the 21st Century [True Crime Series] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780753507025
ISBN-10: 0753507021
Genres: Business & Investing, Nonfiction
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The Best Pub Joke Book Ever 4
2002 - The Best Pub Joke Book Ever 4 [No. 4] (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781842227046
ISBN-10: 1842227041
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The Best Pub Joke Book Ever No 3
2000 - The Best Pub Joke Book Ever No 3 (Paperback)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9781858688305
ISBN-10: 1858688302
Genre: Humor & Entertainment
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Verschwrungen Die 100 spektakulrsten Flle
Verschwrungen Die 100 Spektakulrsten Flle (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9783850031530
ISBN-10: 3850031535
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