Born in 1970, Sherez grew up in London and attended Latymer Upper School and the University of Leeds.His third novel, A Dark Redemption, the first in a London-based police procedural series, was published by Faber and Faber in February 2012.It deals with Joseph Kony and the legacy of LRA child soldiers now living in London.Stav Sherez's first novel, The Devil's Playground, was published in 2004 by Penguin Books and was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger. It is set in Amsterdam and deals with the after-effects of the Holocaust and a serial killer stalking the city.Sherez's second novel, The Black Monastery, was published by Faber & Faber in April 2009. It is set on a small Greek island.From 1999 to 2004 Sherez was a main contributor to the music magazine Comes with a Smile. He has also written for various other publications including The Daily Telegraph, Zembla and the Catholic Heraldwww.stavsherez.comfind me on Twitter: @stavsherez