T.M. Logan Bio

Born in Berkshire, Tim Utton, or T.M Logan, grew up in Reading and was a bookworm from a young age. He studied a Bachelor’s degree in History at Westfield College (part of the University of London) and then went on to complete a postgrad at Cardiff University. 

Utton always knew that he wanted to write, so journalism was a natural progression; he spent five years as a reporter and then education correspondent at the Nottingham Evening Post. He then moved to London and became the Science Reporter at the Daily Mail. This saw him covering topics such as new technology, the environment, space, genetics, health and medicine. While Utton enjoyed being a national newspaper journalist, the job didn’t leave a lot of time for his other interest – writing thrillers. 

Tim Utton’s career then took him back to the East Midlands, working for the University of Nottingham as a press officer. This gave him time in the evenings and weekends to write fiction. Whether he had a spare half hour on a train or at his children’s swimming lessons, or more time at home, he wrote. 

His first novel, Lies, was published in January 2017 after he had been able to secure representation. It wasn’t long after his book was published as an e-book, he found out his job as deputy director at the university’s communications team was being made redundant. It was this change that gave Tim the chance to take the plunge into writing full-time. 

Utton writes under the pseudonym T.M Logan – his agent and publisher floated the idea of a pen name as ‘Utton’ is easily misspelt and often forgotten. 

When Utton isn’t writing, he spends his spare time playing tennis and you can often find him supporting the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team. 

Today, Tim and his wife live in Nottinghamshire, and he spends his writing time in a cabin in the corner of his garden. 

Richard and Judy Book Club pick

Utton has had two Richard and Judy Book Club picks in recent years. The Holiday went on to spend ten weeks in the Sunday Times paperback Top 10, and hit the #1 spot on Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks and Kobo after it has featured in the book club picks. The Daughter was also selected in the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2025 

Since being published, The Holiday has been made into a four-part TV drama starring Jill Halfpenny and Owen McDonnell.

T.M Logan books in publication order

As T.M Logan, Tim Utton has sold more than three million copies of his thriller novels in the UK. They are also translated and published in 23 countries including Sweden, Italy, Romania, Hungary, Serbia, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, South Korea, Poland, Greece, and the Netherlands. 

The Catch is about a father who becomes convinced his daughter is about to marry a man with some terrible secrets. It was adapted for TV and starred BAFTA-winner Jason Watkins, as well as Poppy Gilbert, Aneurin Barnard and Cathy Belton.

The Weekend is the brand new thriller from T.M Logan, and follows six friends out on a hike in the remote Yorkshire Dales. They take shelter from a storm and discover a backpack full of money. Knowing what they should do, they end up in a world of deceit, betrayal, treachery, and murder. The Weekend hit the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list in its first week of publication. 

T.M Logan’s book in publication order are:

• Lies (2017)

• 29 Seconds (2018)

• The Holiday/The Vacation (2019)  

• The Catch (2020)

• Trust Me (2021)

• The Curfew (2022)

• The Mother (2023)

• The Dream Home/The Room in the Attic (2024) 

• The Daughter (2025)

• The Weekend (2026) 

Awards and accolades

T.M Logan has won or been nominated for several awards for his thriller novels. Three of his 10 books have been listed as a Sunday Times bestseller. 

Sunday Times bestseller – The Curfew

Sunday Times bestseller – Trust Me 

Sunday Times paperback Top 10 – The Holiday 

2017 – Nielsen Bestseller Awards Gold – Lies

2017-  Nielsen Bestseller Awards – Silver – Lies  

2020 – Crimefest: Sounds of Crime Award (nominee) The Catch

2021  – Crimefest: Sounds of Crime Award (nominee) – The Catch

2022- Short Story Dagger (shortlist) – With the Others

2024 –  Fingerprint Awards – Audiobook of the Year – The Dream Home

2025 – Fingerprint Awards – AudioBook of the Year – The Dream Home