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About the author

The author was the eldest son in a family of six children raised in a mining community.

He joined the Police service, first as a cadet and eventually becoming a Special Branch detective, working together with MI5 and briefly with the American Secret Service. He was a firearms operative and was privileged to provide ‘special protection’ for Her Majesty the Queen and most other members of the Royal Family. This took him into palaces and stately homes. He also provided protection for such dignitaries as Ladybird Johnson (widow of President Lynden B. Johnson of America) heads of State such as Chairman Hua Kuo Feng, of China, and for the Ex Director General of MI6/Supremo of the Security Forces in Northern Ireland, Sir Maurice Oldfield.

During his service he received several commendations from Judges of Assize and Crown Courts and from Chief Constables, for his diligence and bravery in cases which included facing armed criminals.

Upon retirement he purchased a secluded hill farm, high in the Pennines of the Peak District National Park, which to some extent, inspired his writings. He is an accomplished organist and has a lifetime of experience with working horses, from Shires and Clydesdales to the lighter carriage horses that have been a major past-time.