Daniel Michael King (born 5 March 1969) is a British novelist and screenwriter.
He is the author of more than a dozen books and the writer of the BAFTA-nominated film Wild Bill.
Danny King was born in Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire), the second son of Michael and Dorothy King. He lived on the Britwell Estate until 1979, when his family moved to Yateley, Hampshire. He attended Yateley School but failed to gain any qualifications before leaving at the age of 16. He stacked shelves for a short stint in the Yateley branch of Somerfield (then Gateway), before working on various building sites as a hod carrier.
In 1991 he took an Access course at Farnborough College of Technology, which helped him land a place at The London College of Printing studying journalism. Between 1993 and 2002 he worked on various magazine titles, eventually becoming Editor of the Paul Raymond Publications title Mayfair. He now writes full-time.
A 2003 review in The Times noted that King had previously worked as a hod carrier, a postman, and later as the editor of a pornographic magazine.
The Burglar Diaries – published by Serpent's Tail (2001)
The Bank Robber Diaries – published by Serpent's Tail (2002)
The Hitman Diaries – published by Serpent's Tail (2003)
Mordsjob (German translation) – published by Luzifer-Verlag (2018)
The Pornographer Diaries – published by Serpent's Tail (2004)
Milo's Marauders – published by Serpent's Tail (2005)
Milo's Run – published by Serpent's Tail (2006)
School for Scumbags – published by Serpent's Tail (2007)
Blue Collar – published by Serpent's Tail (2009)
More Burglar Diaries – published by Byker Books and AST (Russia) (2009)
The Henchmen's Book Club – Lulu.com (2011)
The Monster Man of Horror House – self-published (2011)
Das Haus der Monster (German translation) – published by Luzifer-Verlag (2017)