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name: Simon Leighton-Porter
about: Simon grew up in Sussex. After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in economics, he spent sixteen years in the Royal Air Force and was the first RAF pilot to fly the Mirage 2000 on operations over Iraq while on exchange with the French Air Force. Leaving the Service with the rank of Squadron Leader, he worked in the City of London as a derivatives broker and in various technology roles before becoming a director of a financial software company. He has also provided consultancy and software development services to a small group of global financial institutions and is a regular speaker on the international conference circuit.His passion for history, languages and archaeology have come together to create Flora Kemble, Oxford U Simon grew up in Sussex. After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in economics, he spent sixteen years in the Royal Air Force and was the first RAF pilot to fly the Mirage 2000 on operations over Iraq while on exchange with the French Air Force. Leaving the Service with the rank of Squadron Leader, he worked in the City of London as a derivatives broker and in various technology roles before becoming a director of a financial software company. He has also provided consultancy and software development services to a small group of global financial institutions and is a regular speaker on the international conference circuit.His passion for history, languages and archaeology have come together to create Flora Kemble, Oxford University palaeographer and heroine of his first novel, The Seven Stars, a thriller that weaves a tale of deception and murder stretching from ancient Rome to the present day. Three other titles are now in print - The Minerva System, Death to Bankers and The Manhattan Deception. A fifth book, Bomber Boys - A Ghost Story, will be published shortly.Simon is a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists and splits his time between work in Abu Dhabi and a far more relaxing time with his wife, Wendy - also a Mauve Square author - with their two cats at home in south-west France.Some useful links:The Seven StarsThe Minerva SystemDeath to BankersThe Manhattan Deception ...more