MJ Watts has been a chef, a publican and a civil servant, during which time he contributed to the delivery of modern IT systems. When he realized that technology was moving so fast that he could never keep up, he retired to spend time writing, playing guitar, hill walking and finding and enjoying good beer. He has travelled widely, absorbing impressions of places and of people and their stories for future inspiration. This is his first novel. MJ Watts lives in Northumberland with his long-time partner, Val.