Tom BaleTom Bale was born in Brighton in 1966. He left school at eighteen and worked a number of jobs before starting a career in the insurance industry. He managed a claims office in Yorkshire for five years before returning to Sussex for a far more rewardig – and exhausting – stint as a househusband. After years of collecting rejections slips, his publishing breakthrough came in 2006 and he has now been a full - time writer for more than fifteen years. His books have sold more than half a million copies and been translated into various languages. Read More Read Less