He has written biographies of celebrities including Emma Thompson, Ewan McGregor, Mariah Carey,[3] Soundgarden[4] Ozzy Osbourne[5] David Duchovny[6] and Christopher Reeve.
[13] Two books take place in Leeds in the 1950s: Dark Briggate Blues (2015) and its sequel, The New Eastgate Swing (2016); both feature private investigator Dan Markham.
[14] Nickson's DI Tom Harper series which takes place in Leeds in the 1890s, now includes six books,[15] with Tin God the most recent (published March 2018).
[20] Another series, featuring WPC Lottie Armstrong in Leeds of the 20th Century, includes two books, Modern Crimes, published in September 2017 and The Year of the Gun, in February 2018 by The History Press.
[21][22][23] Nickson's Web site discusses two other books published by The History Press, The Dead on Leave which takes place in England in 1936 and features war veteran Detective Sergeant Urban Raven and The Hanging Psalm, the first in a new series, featuring Simon Westow, a thief-taker in Leeds in 1820.