Born in New Zealand in 1959 and raised in Australia, he recently retired from a career in banking to concentrate on his writing. He completed his first two books, ‘Oradour’ and ‘The Pathfinder’ whilst living in Tasmania’s rural north. Since then, he and his wife have relocated to the beautiful hinterland of south-east Queensland. A quiet corner of the world, ideal for locking himself away to concentrate on writing or playing the guitar.He is an avid reader, primarily of non-fiction history, with a particular interest in the period from the American Civil War up until the Cold War.Away from writing, his main interests are playing guitar, old English cars and pouring glasses of champagne for his wife.