Three Weeks in July

'A superb book’ – Observer

‘Gripping, vivid and compelling’ – The Critic

‘Humane, absorbing and meticulous’ – New Statesman

Three Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.

Three Weeks in July delivers the definitive narrative of the 7 July 2005 London bombings and the chaos, confusion and terror that followed.

A true-crime investigation interwoven with high-stakes politics and history, it reveals untold accounts of the response to 7/7 by the government and the Metropolitan Police, as well as their efforts to prevent a second wave of attacks. Drawing on insights from key figures like Tony Blair, Peter Clarke (head of the Anti-Terrorist Branch at the Metropolitan Police) and Sir Ian Blair (Metropolitan Police commissioner), as well as victims and first responders, the book chronicles the frenzy of the first hours after the attack and the pivotal three weeks of police work, forensics and political machinations whose repercussions are still being felt to this day.

Three Weeks in July is the definitive account of one of the most tumultuous periods in modern British history, and a visceral and propulsive narrative that examines the vulnerabilities of the state and the ethical dilemmas of national security.

Reviews

'Three Weeks in July is a meticulously assembled and grippingly told account of the biggest act of murder on English soil since the second world war … [A] superb book' – Andrew Rawnsley, Observer

‘This is a very good book indeed, a gripping, vivid and compelling reconstruction of an extraordinary few weeks that contains an astonishing degree of detail.’ – John Sturgis, The Critic

‘A humane, absorbing, meticulous recreation of the events of that July day and the febrile three weeks that followed’ – New Statesman

About the author

Adam Wishart is the author of two acclaimed non-fiction books, including One in Three: A Son’s Journey into the History and Science of Cancer (Profile), which was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. As well as his work as an author, Adam is a multi-award-winning documentary maker and the director of the BBC One landmark documentary 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room, which earned Adam the Best Director prize at the Royal Television Society Awards, as well as two BAFTA nominations in 2022.

Jim Nally’s non-fiction work as a ghost writer includes the best-selling Shallow Graves with former forensics chief, Ray Fysh. His acclaimed fiction works, the PC Donal Lynch series: Alone with the Dead, Dance with the Dead and Games with the Dead are published by Avon (HarperCollins). A former Fleet Street reporter, Jim has written the screenplays for award-winning drama docs Breakout and Taking Fire.