Born in Scotland,the author,after military service,embarked upon a corporate career successfully holding a number of senior executive positions with large multinational companies.He has travelled extensively throughout the world in his role as a 'corporate executive' finally retiring after spending three years in New Delhi as the CEO of a large Indian conglomerate to pursue his dream to become an author.He studied engineering at Dundee University and business law at Sydney University.The author is an Australian citizen and is now and spends his time between Malaysia in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur and his holiday home in Melbourne Australia. He is happily married to his beautiful Chinese wife Anne, who inspired him to pursue his true dream to become a successful author. Tom Reilly has published six suspense thrillers and and his latest manuscript, 'Reprisal' is currently in the process of being edited.