Karl M KingBorn in Middlesbrough, Karl Michael King has enjoyed writing all his life, despite spending most of it working as a systems engineer within the railway industry. A long-time fan of science fiction, fantasy and murder mystery novels, Karl sites author such as Jim Butcher, Benedict Jacka, Steve McHugh, Justin Gustains, Lurell K. Hamilton, Charlaine Harris, Tanya Huff, Agatha Christie, Ruth Rendall, Ian Rankin and Reginald Hill as his main literary influences. However, he has also been inspired by comics and graphics novels with manga artists including Hiromu Arakawa, Masashi Kishimoto and Gosho Aoyama being particularly influential on his writing. Karl now lives in Berkshire with his Scottish wife, their two children and their dog. Read More Read Less