David Fiddimore was born in 1944 in Yorkshire and is married with two children. He worked for five years at the Royal Veterinary College before joining HM Customs and Excise, where his work included postings to the investigation and intelligence divisions. The Hidden War is the fourth novel in the Charlie Bassett series. With his first novel, Tuesday's War, David Fiddimore reached the final of the first ever Richard & Judy How to Get Published competition.