Merle Nygate

Born in London, UK, I wrote and script edited TV and audio scripts. The Righteous Spy was my first espionage novel, first in the Eli Amiram series, my latest novel is Honour Among Spies

Like many writers, my first passion was reading. As a child, I took my pocket money down to the bookshop and bought a paperback. Back home, I read my new book and once I'd finished, I wrote my own stories; these usually involved time travel and adventure. As an adult, I wrote for business magazines and corporate newspapers as well as spending time as a picture researcher and photographer. When I started to write fiction, I found I was seeing stories visually and I moved into TV and film where I've worked on BAFTA winner productions and also worked for BBC Comedy.