<p>Photo: Pete Emmerson<br/><br/>Born in Brentwood in Essex. The only son of an English Father and an East African born German Mother.<br/>Father of 5, Step-father to 2, Grandfather to 12. Retired, and Living in the 1066 county of East Sussex on the South coast of England.<br/>I joined the British Army as a boy-entrant in 1961, served in a number of countries around the world until 1973, picking up a few strange habits along the way, including 'people watching' which has become an invaluable aid to me in character creation.<br/>I retired from my long time profession as an IT Tutor in 2008 and began writing in earnest.</p>
