I'm a half-English, half-Finnish author with a passion for folklore, history, and the unexplained.
My debut Young Adult supernatural series The Veil Trilogy explores the history of vampires, fairies and other supernatural beings in folklore and literature as they intersect with the ordinary lives of its teenage protagonists and their families.
I'm currently developing several television scripts whilst chipping away at my next novel. When not slaving over a hot keyboard, I enjoy reading mouldering tomes in musty libraries, walking the ancient paths through fold and forest, and reciting Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven from memory. With props.
I studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University, where I met my wife Nicola, who drew the covers for the Veil Trilogy. I currently live in London and work in broadcasting.
"Writing is excessive drudgery. It crooks your back, it dims your sight, it twists your stomach and your sides."
- Note written by a monk in the margin of a Medieval manuscript