FICTION
Stories about thieves, secrets and the lies we tell ourselves.
I’m Alastair Bennetto. I write crime fiction about thieves, questionable decisions and the things people would rather keep hidden.
A NOVEL IN PROGRESS
The Fifth Man
An ageing jewel thief has spent a lifetime stealing other people’s valuables. Now someone has taken the only thing he couldn’t replace.
To discover who murdered his wife, he’ll have to revisit the crimes—and the people—he thought he’d left behind.
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SHORT FICTION
From the notebook
Crimes, close calls and stories from a life spent stealing.
The first story is coming soon.
I’m writing short stories from the life of The Fifth Man’s ageing jewel thief — crimes, close calls and a few things he’d rather not remember.
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ABOUT
Alastair Bennetto
I’m a writer based in Essex, England. I’m currently working on The Fifth Man, a crime novel about an ageing jewel thief forced to revisit the crimes and people he’d rather have left behind.