Paul Cole was born in Sussex and now lives in Buckinghamshire. After an early career as a City shipbroker followed by sales and marketing work in the healthcare industry, Paul now largely concentrates his time on research and writing. He has a keen interest in military history and a desire to make the stories of the past approachable for new generations of readers. He enjoys unearthing little-known historic facts and features and weaving them into accessible and entertaining narrative. His collaboration on 'At Midnight in a Flaming Town' is his debut novel.