Contributors

Guy Adams trained and worked as an actor for twelve years before becoming a full-time writer. If nothing else this proves he has no concept of a sensible career. He mugged someone on Emmerdale, performed a dance routine as Hitler, and spent eighteen months touring his own comedy material around clubs and theatres. He is the author of the bestselling Rules of Modern Policing: 1973 Edition, a spoof police manual `written by' DCI Gene Hunt of Life On Mars. Published by Transworld, it has sold over 120,000 copies. Guy has also written a two-volume series companion to the show published by Simon & Schuster; a Torchwood novel, The House That Jack Built (BBC Books); and The Case Notes of Sherlock Holmes, a fictional facsimile of a scrapbook kept by Doctor John Watson. Carlton Books published it in 2009 in association with the Estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the writer's birth.

Johnny 'Lord' Acton is a writer who specialises in digging up obscure nuggets of information and making complex subjects accessible. He has written books on everything from food (Preserved with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall) to the history of balloons (The Man who touched the Sky).

The company behind AQA is IssueBits Ltd. which was set up by Colly Myers, former CEO of Symbian and MD of Psion PLC, together with Bill Batchelor and Paul Cockerton. They are assisted by more than 600 researchers who answer the question texted to AQA

Kathy Abernethy works as part of an award winning menopause team in London and at a private clinic in South West London. She holds a Masters degree in reproductive women's health and speaks and writes regularly on the topic of menopause. She has authored a book for nurses on Menopause and HRT as well as numerous articles for women themselves, which have appeared in Woman's Weekly, Now, Essentials, Saga and Yours magazines. Kathy raises awareness of the impact of menopause at work by delivering workplace sessions to staff and managers of various organistions throughout the UK and in 2017, was elected as chair of the British Menopause Society, the lead professional organisation for those working in menopause, having been an active member since its inception in 1989.

Jean-Francois Abgrall was an adjutant in the Rennes homicide squad when he started investigating the murder of Aline Perez. By the time it was over he was famous throughout France. His book, Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer, was made into a successful drama by French television, with the actor Thierry Fremont winning an Emmy for best international actor. After leaving the police force, Abgrall he set up as one of the only French private detectives licensed to investigate serious crime. He has worked on other celebrated cases since the Heaulmes affair – including tracking down another serial killer in the South of France – and also lectures on criminal psychology at the University of Rennes.

Nik Abnett has published work in a number of mediums, including advertising, training manuals, comics and short stories. She has worked as a ghost writer, and regularly collaborates with her partner, novelist and comic author Dan Abnett. In 2012 she was runner-up for the inaugural Mslexia novel-writing competition. Savant is her first solo, independent full-length work of fiction and publishes summer 2016. Nik was educated at Stirling University, and lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

David Abram is a photographer and the author of the Aerial Atlas of Ancient Britain. He has talked at Glastonbury and the Chalke Valley History Festival, and his work has appeared in the Guardian, Sunday Times, Telegraph and on BBC Country File. He lives on the border of Wiltshire and Somerset.

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