Richard Savin

A lifetime journalist and one time chef/owner of three London restaurants, Richard Savin’s first book was published by Canongate in 1979. Vakilabad – Iran, was an account of his experiences during the run up to the Islamic Revolution. In the 1990s he was a regular guest broadcaster with BBC Radio South current affairs. Since then he has gone on to write sixteen novels, three short stories, and two memoirs of his travels in Asia; one a best seller. He is currently working on his seventeenth novel; which forms the third story of a quintet. He has a passion for cooking, wine, classic cars, motorcycling, and travel.