Paul
has led an extraordinary life. Born and raised in the mining
valleys of South Wales, his father was a Polish immigrant who
came to the UK during the Second World War. Paul was educated
at Pontypridd Boys' Grammar and from an early age had a burning
desire to be a Royal Naval officer.
During his "James Bond" style
career he trained at Dartmouth Royal Naval College and later
qualified as a bomb and mine disposal expert, specialising in
diving and handling explosives. He led a crack team of underwater
bomb disposal specialists and also became the Commanding Officer
of various minesweeping and minehunting ships.
He survived a machine gun attack by IRA
gun runners in Ireland in 1976.
Using plastic explosives he was responsible
for blowing-up a number of Second World War mines found off
the coast of Britain.
In the Royal Navy he worked with Prince
Charles for a year.
He lived in Nigeria for fifteen months
where he was in charge of a saturation diving system. He then
moved to the American Midwest for the next year.
He has travelled extensively, researching
material for his work and is now a full time writer.
Paul lives with his wife and two teenage
children at their home near Loch Lomond, Scotland.
Tears
Until Dawn, the fourth part of the Tears saga about the Griffiths
family will be available via Readers Direct from the 24th
November 2004
Paul will be undertaking a busy schedule of book
signings and personal appearances to promote his new book.
Paul
is now writing a new stand alone thriller and is working with
agents in Germany, Australia and South Africa to acquite publication
rights in these countries. Eralier this year MAYHEM was translated
and printed in Turkish with other books to follow.
