I live in the heart of England. I am in full-time employment and have worked for the same organisation for over thirty years. Writing is a passion started and fuelled by my love of reading books. I read fantasy, thrillers and historical fiction mainly, though I like to mix it up from time to time by throwing in a curve ball; a book from any genre recommended by others. I am in my mid-fifties now and married to a wonderful lady who has given me two fantastic children. They are the light of my life. So much so, that when they were young, I decided one morning that I wanted to do something for them. Give them a little piece of me they could always hold on to. Hopefully, something which would inspire them in times of need, comfort them in times of sorrow and enthuse them as they navigate adolescence and adulthood. I’m not sure I succeeded but The Jake West Trilogy was the result. Jake West shares the same initials as my son and a central character is Princess Zephany, whose name closely resembles that of my own daughter, Sophie. There are wizards, dragons, an army of the living dead, different species of warriors, spirits, Gods….I had a relatively successful trilogy on my hands. Why did it take me ten years therefore to write again? Part of it was work. It is a HUGE commitment writing a novel when you work full time and have a family/other interests. It was also a sense that I did not want to write for writing’s sake. I had been encouraged to write again by fans of Jake West and friends of my own. I was kicking an idea around in my head for some time and then I verbalised my thoughts to another good friend, John Dunning. J.D.’s enthusiasm was infectious and the main reason this book was born.A Child of Szabo is an adult thriller. Please be aware that it is not suitable for under 18’s. It's a novel about an orphan on the edge of the abyss. She is offered one final chance of redemption and recruited into a secret organisation begun by Winston Churchill just after the war. Her life story/missions/fight to bring down a leviathan, an organisation of aristocrats who control the world, killed her parents and are now trying to kill her, are told in alternate chapters. It is exciting, thought-provoking and realistic. Consequently, there are the occasional swear words (especially when she undergoes SAS E and E training, firefights, torture.....).I hope and believe that fans of Lee Child, Duncan Falconer, Mark Greaney, Tom Cain etc. will like this book. It has an immensely tough female anti-hero and she pulls no punches.