Death Ray (33 page)

A big thank you to Mum and Dad, Charlie Sheppard, Harriet Wilson and Carolyn Whitaker for all their encouragement, guidance and support.

Craig Simpson spent his childhood in southern England. At eighteen he headed off to veterinary school in Bristol but soon realized that in the wrong hands a scalpel could do more harm than good, and switched to studying science. He spent a while juggling test tubes before realizing there had to be more to life. After fifteen years scaling the corporate ladder, and travelling widely he became an independent consultant. A keen amateur historian, inspired by true stories he then abandoned the rat-race to write adventure novels. He now lives between the New Forest and the Hampshire seaside.

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RESISTANCE

SPECIAL OPERATIONS: DEATH RAY
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