David Crookes was born in Southampton, England. After living in Canada for twenty-three years, he moved to Queensland, Australia, with his wife and children. He has worked in many occupations , as a farm hand, factory worker, lumber-mill worker, costing surveyor, salesman, contractor, oilfield and construction industry executive and as a small business owner. He now writes fulltime. His travels have taken him to many parts of the world and his particular passion, apart from writing is single-handed ocean sailing. His other novels include: The Light Horseman's Daughter Someday Soon Children of the Sun Redcoat Borderline