<p>Paul John Lyon's passion for fiction began at the age of ten when his grandfather gave him a box of well-thumbed paperbacks. Between the yellowed pages of those books he discovered tales of detectives and criminals, spies and lovers, grand victories and grander defeats. More importantly, in that box were the seeds of a love affair that has lasted a lifetime. A few years later he was gifted a typewriter and began writing. He hasn't stopped since.</p>