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John Massey Author & Editor

Ghost writer Dan Carrier first met John Massey when he was the crime reporter for the Camden New Journal in 2000 and Massey was in prison. Since then, Carrier has become friends with Massey and his family, and was at the prison gates on the day of his final release in 2018. They have collaborated on his remarkable story. Dan Carrier is an experienced journalist who writes for London newspapers each week. He also writes for the Guardian and Observer, and freelances for other publications. He was awarded the Society of Editors reporter of the year in 2015 and the Society of Editors Award for Outstanding Contribution to UK Journalism in 2020. He has a Honours Degree (First) in History and Politics. He appears on a variety of radio stations and at events both literary and music-led. He runs the Dig It Sound System, and hosts a weekly radio show on Boogaloo Radio.