About me
I was born and raised in England’s industrial heartland — the Black Country. My intellectual promise was spotted early and my reward was to get hot-housed through school and primed for a glittering career — whether I wanted to or not. It was no surprise when I burned out and dropped out of school at the age of fifteen. Despite this, I put together a modest career in IT which served me well until I took early retirement.
After studying creative writing at Oxford University, I emerged with a Diploma and a first draft of what became my first published novel, 1997 remembered, a Glastonbury Festival memoir about an ordinary man’s journey through an extraordinary year. I followed this with The Good Russian, a contemporary thriller about a Russian who declares war on her own mafia-linked family following the death of her fiancée. Hank AIn’t Human is my third published novel. I’m now doing the research for my next book, an historical fiction called The Little Man from Parma.
When I’m not writing, I plant trees for a local charity, watch cricket, attend art exhibitions and buzz around the local literary events. When I read other people’s books, I’m keen on scandi-noir, crime fiction, vintage sci fi and fantasy.