I was born in Newport in South Wales, and grew up in Cwmbran.

At 18 I made my first big move away from home, to Leeds to study at the City of Leeds and Carnegie College (now Leeds Metropolitan University). I trained as a teacher and taught in Yorkshire and South Wales for three years.

Someone once said that a career is what you’ve had when you look back. My ‘career’ has been a succession of interesting things to do, plus being in the right place at the right time.

After teaching I worked as a holiday rep in Austria (great fun!) then became a project Manager for British Gymnastics, followed by a move into Human Resources.

My passion for genealogy began when my mother began to research her own Irish immigrant family. I helped her with the on-line researching (she never quite ‘got’ the internet) and became hooked myself in the process.

The idea for a genealogy mystery novel came about on a train journey between London and South Wales. That idea became Three Times Removed.

There are now 4 published books in the Maze series. I am already working on Books 5 and 6: The Policeman and The Soldier. And there will be more.

I am a member of the Society of Genealogists. I love attending the interesting and informative courses the Society organises, to learn as much as I can and improve my researching skills. Plus I attend my own local FH society whenever I can.

I now live in North Wales, close to the sea.