Geoff Green

The true crime adventure depicted in my book, Paying for the Past, has been life-changing. The aftermath took over a decade to go through the courts. A diary kept at the time, along with media and public interest, inspired me to write the book.

My writing background includes a creative writing course with The London School of Journalism, published articles and five completed novels: The Sand Hide, Cold Friends, The Prisoner of Brenda Brown, The 22nd Floor and The Last Boy in His Class.

I live in the beautiful village of Steyning with my wife Carol, a retired acupuncturist and sculptor. We have four children - from our two marriages - and five grandchildren. We've walked some of the greatest treks in the world, including; The Inca Trail in Peru, The Amazon Basin, The Grand Canyon and the Great Wall of China.

Born in South Wales in 1941, one of six children, we moved to London when I was seven. I left school at fourteen and had more than a dozen jobs (including cinema projectionist, photographers assistant, milkman, timber porter, soap maker, handbag maker and others) before establishing my building and shopfitting company in the 1960's. I completed my secondary education (O and A levels) at forty and received a first class honours degree in osteopathic medicine in 2000.

My most exciting job was motor racing promotions manager for the now infamous Southern Organs Company.

I grew up with folk music, skiffle, the Beatles and rock and roll. The Dices, my first band, was formed around 1956, with early gigs in pubs, clubs and dance halls. I also sang as Jeff Prince for a very brief time and enjoyed playing the Shepherds Bush and Chiswick Empires and some Saturday morning 'pop' concerts. 78rpm and 45rpm demo records were recorded at John Hassel Studios in London. Then came my good fortune to be asked to sing for Peter and The Wolves, a band with which I spent some of the happiest of times.

My passions are; painting, writing, walking and eating out with friends. Art, books and travel feature highly in my life with Carol.