M.W. Fletcher has served in the British military; specialisation sniper and served as a British Police officer, serving in many operational departments, including duties at No 10 Downing street. He also attended as a Police officer the Rhodesian Elections of 1980 as part of Operation AGILA; He has written several other novels about Max Storm and the OSC, this is the first novel in the Mason Stone series. Drawing on these experiences in these fields and with an active imagination to write his books. At present, he is a Risk Assessor and trainer. He is married with two children and lives in the UK.