Dave Allis was born in 1941 and took up fiction writing at retirement after a distinguished career as a medical professor. He is the author of over 300 medical and scientific publications and co-edits one of the world’s largest medical textbooks. He was a pioneer in the development of methods of investigation and treatment that are routinely used in medical practice. Dave is married, with three children and six grandchildren. He has written four children’s adventure stories under his other pen name, David Alric, but this is his first adult novel. His other interests include oil-painting, gardening, DIY and opera.
