Bob Palmer

Bob Palmer has been, in chronological order, a construction worker, town planner, rock drummer, graphic designer, adman, entrepreneur, scriptwriter and film producer. He now writes full time. His favourite theme is the absurdity of life – nothing on the planet is more fascinating than human behaviour. And even after decades of creating ads, he still loves a great concept. In his spare time, he's been caught in a desert flash flood, set off the sirens at Area 51, and hikes canyons in the US Southwest searching for ancient ruins and rock art. To share his passion, he created the popular hiking website Red Dirt Blue Skies. He is never bored. Home is a creaky cottage on the fringe of London which he shares with a black and white cat, rampant woodworm, and his infinitely patient author and cover-designer wife Berni Stevens.