Detective and author, Roshan Pitteea, establishes Gris Gris Publishing with ambition to champion independence and diverse voices in UK crime fiction.

West Yorkshire crime author and serving police detective, Roshan Pitteea, is launching his own independent publishing company as he looks to take greater control of his writing career and help add to the growing diversity of UK crime fiction. 

Gris Gris Publishing will officially launch on 15th September 2026, with Pitteea, who is based in West Yorkshire, serving as its founder and publisher. 

The new firm will initially become the publishing home for Pitteea’s own crime novels, with ambitions to potentially work with other independent authors and distinctive new voices in the future.

Pitteea, who has built his writing career independently alongside his work as a detective, said the move was a natural progression after experiencing first-hand everything involved in bringing a novel to readers.

Having previously published independently, he has developed experience across editing, cover design, formatting, distribution and marketing, as well as building relationships directly with readers.

Gris Gris Publishing has been created around what Pitteea describes as “independence without compromise”, combining the creative freedom of independent publishing with high professional standards.