Jake is a novelist whose taut crime thrillers have transferred to television with much success.

He Kills Coppers was made into a three part series for ITV1 in 2008, starring Rafe Spall and Kelly Reilly.

The Long Firm was made into an award-winning four-part series for BBC 2 in 2004, adapted by Joe Penhall, directed by Bille Eltringham and starring Sir Derek Jacobi and Mark Strong, it was nominated for the Best Drama Serial and Best Actor Awards at the BAFTAs.