I began writing over 30 years ago to fund a PhD on the disposal of waste in Elizabethan York (more interesting than you might think!), and I've juggled fact and fiction ever since. Under various pseudonyms I've written fiction and non-fiction in a range of genres, and now have more than 75 books under my belt. I'm fascinated by the relationship between the past and the present which seems to be at the heart of whatever I'm writing. I live in the north of England, in the wonderfully historic city of York - if I go out of my front door I can see the city walls and the Minster at the end of my street - but I yearn for open horizons too. I love travelling to wild places and am a keen walker, cook and card player.
