Monopoli Blues

Tim Clark spent a large part of his career working as a lawyer at one of the world's leading firms specialising in mergers and acquisitions and corporate work in the UK and internationally, ultimately becoming Senior Partner. Since retiring as a lawyer, Tim has taken on board positions in a number of corporate, arts and charitable organisations, and senior advisory roles at a number of international think tanks. He lives in London.Nick Cook joined the world-renowned Jane’s Defence Weekly as a reporter in 1986, rising quickly to become Aviation Editor, a position he held until 2005. His first novel, Angel, Archangel, was published in 1989 to critical acclaim. Cook’s first non-fiction title, The Hunt For Zero Point, followed in 2001, reaching Number 1 in Amazon’s non-fiction charts. He has also written, hosted and produced two documentaries about the world of aerospace and defence – Billion Dollar Secret and an Alien History of Planet Earth. He lives and works in London.