David is originally from Derby, England but his father came from Kerala, India. He's lived all over the UK but is now based in Paris. In 2009 he left a long career in the airline industry to pursue his long held dream of becoming a writer of crime fiction and has since published the successful Jeff Barton series set in Manchester and the Stephanie Marshall series set in Sydney, Australia. When he has the time he also teaches English to Russian students for a school in St. Petersburg. He takes a keen interest in politics and international affairs. He's also into all the arts of books, films, TV, theatre, and music, and he's a seriously devoted fan of the American singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks who he calls 'the voice of my interior world'.
He loves travelling, Indian food and is rather partial to a gin and tonic, heavy on the 'g', light on the 't' followed by a glass or three of red wine.