Andrew Williams was born in Sheffield in 1962. After studying English at Oxford University, he worked for BBC television as a senior producer on its flagship current affairs programmes, Panorama and Newsnight, covering the major stories of the day. For twelve years he wrote and directed historical documentaries for the BBC and international co-producers, including the award winning, 'The Battle of the Atlantic', and he has written two best selling accounts of Second World War campaigns, 'The Battle of the Atlantic', and 'D-Day to Berlin'. His first novel, 'The Interrogator', was shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Thriller of the Year Award and the Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award, and it was The Daily Mail's debut thriller of 2009. His second, 'To Kill A Tsar', was shortlisted for The Scott Prize for Historical Fiction and the Ellis Peters. The Daily Mail described him as belonging to 'the front rank of the new English thriller writers'. For background to the books and more on the author, visit: http://www.andrewwilliams.tv