About the Author

Nigel Cawthorne read physics at University College, London, but soon switched to a life of writing, specialising in quirky facts and crime, including the bestselling Outraged of Tunbridge Wells (Gibson Square, 2013). He lives a stone's throw from his favourite haunt, the British Library, and has written for the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Daily Mirror , and has appeared on ITN News, Channel 4 News, Sky News, TV-am and Radio 4's Today Programme.