Scott Valentine

For much of my working life, I've been affiliated with the IT industry. It was while working away from home, stuck in B&Bs and commuting on planes and trains, that I decided to write The Phantom Sock Eater, the inspiration coming from my own childhood. My Mum Rene used to tell me about the phantom every time I couldn’t find my socks in the morning. Now a parent, I've told the same story to my daughter Caitlin – when you lose your socks, it might just be that phantom. You never know.