John Milne was born in Bermondsey, 1952 and trained as a painter but only after false starts as a policeman and a factory worker. He lives in Bradwell on Sea, Essex. He was the author of Alive & Kicking, Dead Birds, The Moody Man and Daddy's Girl, along with The Antigallican, (under the pseudonyn of Tom Bowling), the first part of a projected three part historical naval series.
