David Charles

David Charles was born in Glasgow but brought up on the Yorkshire coast - 'An idyllic childhood' he recalls - returning to Glasgow, with his family, in his early teens. After leaving school with little idea of what he really wanted to do, and having qualified as a chartered company secretary, he returned to full time study in his mid twenties and graduated LL.B in 1981. Thereafter, thirty years as a criminal defence lawyer saw him forge a successful career in courts throughout Scotland where his travels fomented an enduring love of the Highlands, its glens and mountains. Leisure time spent walking those mountains provided him with , ' . . . the best research I could have asked for . . . ' when it came to setting his novels in Scotland's Hydro country.

David lives on the Isle of Arran in the Firth of Clyde.