Mike Carter lives and works in a small town in theIndustrial heart of Nottinghamshire. Growing up,he was surrounded by lace mills, canals, and rolling fields On leaving school, Mike fulfilled a childhood ambition to join the armed forces and first developed an interest in writing during long winter nights in Germany. On returning to the United Kingdom, he worked in the medical profession for a number of years before finally takingup a m Management position in the field of Health andSafety. Mike’s interest in writing led to the publishing of a children’s book and a trilogy of horror novels The Crawford Chronicles featuring fictional detective DCI Stan Crawford.