Paul Hirons

Paul was born and raised in England’s industrial heartland — the Black Country. His intellectual promise was spotted early and his reward was to get hot-housed through school and primed for a glittering career — whether he wanted to or not. It was no surprise when he burned out and dropped out of school at the age of fifteen. Despite this, he put together a modest career in IT which served him well until he took early retirement.

After studying creative writing at Oxford University, Paul emerged with a Diploma and a first draft of what became his first published novel, '1997 remembered', a Glastonbury Festival memoir. He followed this with 'The Good Russian', a contemporary thriller about a young woman who declares war on her own mafia-linked family. His latest novel is a dystopian thriller, a cautionary tale about badly behaved billionaires and AI. It's called 'Hank AIn't Human'.

When he’s not writing, Paul plants trees for a local charity, watches cricket, goes to art exhibitions and buzzes around the local literary events. When he reads other people’s books, he’s keen on scandi-noir, crime fiction, vintage sci fi and fantasy.