Raised in the peaceful English countryside ofGloucestershire by Scandinavian parents, Will Erikson has spent the lastthirty years living and working around the world. He joined the British Armywhile still studying for his doctorate in History, after which he was recruitedinto the security services.The author spent the next decade combatting theproliferation of large-scale weapon technology in Asia and the Middle East.Since leaving the services, Will has been an independent and in-house corporateinvestigator.He says, “I have a great love of books and have been avoracious reader throughout my life. My favourite and most influential authorsinclude Nelson DeMille, Colin Dexter, Dennis Lehane, Craig Thomas, DouglasAdams, Stephen King, and the earlier Tom Clancy works. I hope to inspire othersthe way these writers did me. Will is based in France.