Literary Representation & Screen/Media Information

Literary agents

Please get in touch if this book resonates with your list and you would like to see the full manuscript.

Waiting for the Knock, with its universal themes of betrayal, corruption, and survival, has strong potential to reach audiences not only in the UK, but also in the US market and beyond.

The manuscript is complete at 74,000 words.

Producers, commissioners & development teams

Waiting for the Knock is an unpublished true-crime memoir told from inside a long-running criminal case, examining loyalty, betrayal, and survival under sustained institutional pressure.

Structured in episodic beats with deliberate pacing, the narrative lends itself naturally to serial television adaptation.

Each chapter functions as a contained escalation — arrest, confinement, legal manoeuvring, betrayal, consequence — while contributing to a longer psychological and procedural arc.

Screen rights: Available

Adaptation strengths

Authentic prison life beyond stereotype or melodrama

The mechanics and consequences of informant culture

Courtroom strategy, appeals, and pressure tactics

Long-term psychological strain of uncertainty, surveillance, and familial betrayal

The material balances procedural detail with internal tension, combining institutional realism with character-driven storytelling.

Author access

The author is available for:

Development conversations and background briefings

Producer and writer consultations

Recorded or written interviews

Script reference and factual verification

Press materials and further background information are available on request

Screen & media enquiries:

Please contact the author directly.