Simon Leighton-Porter

Simon grew up in Sussex. After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in economics, he spent sixteen years in the Royal Air Force and was the first RAF pilot to fly the Mirage 2000 on operations over Iraq while on exchange with the French Air Force. Leaving the Service with the rank of Squadron Leader, he worked in the City of London as a derivatives broker and in various technology roles before becoming a director of a financial software company. He also provides consultancy and software development services to a small group of global financial institutions and is a regular speaker on the international conference circuit.

His passion for history, languages and archaeology have come together to create Flora Kemble, Oxford University palaeographer and heroine of his first novel, The Seven Stars, an adult thriller that weaves a tale of deception and murder stretching from ancient Rome to the present day.

Two of Simon's books, The Manhattan Deception and Bomber Boys are now published by Silver Quill Publishing, both available on Kindle and in paperback. His other books; The Minerva System, its sequel, Death to Bankers, and The Seven Stars, mentioned above, will also shortly be available from the same publisher.

Simon is a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and splits his time between work in the UAE and a far more relaxing time with his wife, Wendy - also a Silver Quill Publishing author - at home in south-west France.