I'm a big fan of action thrillers and often pick up the likes of Jack Higgins, Matthew Reilly and James Twining, I also love a good action movie. I grew up in Newcastle upon Tyne but that hasn't stopped me. My professional background is in criminal intelligence with a bit of military stuff thrown in for good measure.  I've had things published in trade magazines and in the legendary anthology Radgepacket. I work full time as a crime analyst and I'm fast approaching the second year of a part time Phd. In my spare time I review things on Amazon and I'm ranked mid way through the top five hundred. I'm an unsigned writer and think of my first two novels as a new band would their demo tape.  In other news, Lindisfarne Mead is my tipple of choice but it makes me fall over.