Pick a Packet or Two

Luke Frankland - a former military intelligence officer, whose closely held personal secrets far outweigh any that he encountered in his career.

When a British bank, investing in emerging markets and hoping to help some of the world’s poorest, starts haemorrhaging money, Luke Frankland is called in to find out who is to blame.

He soon finds himself in the middle of a multinational game of treachery, extortion and murder. His home life should be his refuge, but that is about to get equally complicated.

Pick a Packet or Two is the second in the explosive Luke Frankland Trilogy of cyber-thrillers. A series of novels based on the real life experiences of the author within the world of cyber warfare, espionage, big business and tech start-ups. They will take you on a chilling and personal journey that will leave you wondering where the fiction ends and the facts start.

Tim Hind was born in Sunderland and joined the Royal Air Force as a Commissioned Officer in the Intelligence Branch after reading Law at university. During his time in the service, he initially focused on the Middle East and then specialised in cyber warfare.He later joined Barclays Bank in a Global Information Security role with stints in the Middle East and emerging markets and subsequently headed up the bank's global cyber intelligence capability.He then moved to America, leading another cyber intelligence team in his position of Vice President within a start-up cyber intelligence company that was sold in 2016.Tim is currently a Director of cyber intelligence teams located in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia/Pacific regions, who service clients globally in the public and private sectors.He lives in London and when not travelling the world for business or pleasure, enjoys reading biographies, cooking, fell walking and skiing. He is also a qualified scuba instructor and, by his own admission, a commercial aviation geek. Despite all of these activities, he is most happy when at home surrounded by friends and family.