James Wilson

James's writing is driven by a passion for his subject matter. Brought up on a diet of Michael Caine films and history books, his first two novels dealt with colonial Africa. Over five years of research into the history of both South Africa and the Belgian Congo culminated in James becoming a fellow of the Anglo-Zulu War society and the publication of "The Zulu and the Lion" and "The River of Hands".

For his third book, "Fearful Symmetry", James threw his energy into researching wildlife conservation techniques and animal behaviour, and even spent some time working as a zoo keeper to get close to his subject matter.

His fourth book, "The Missing Club", deals with a number of very famous conspiracies and disappearances in the first half of the twentieth century and takes its protagonists on a thrilling journey through pre-war Nazi Germany.