Michael Joseph lives with his wife in Coventry, England, and they have five children and three grandchildren. His career has been wide and varied, including a short-lived but memorable stint working in a funeral home. After a lifetime reading books, and with his fortieth birthday fast approaching, he took the plunge and started producing his own fiction. He has been influenced by such writers as Stephen King, Roddy Doyle, Carl Hiassen and Irvine Welsh. Now he can't imagine not writing. All three of his Sam Carlisle mystery thrillers are available on Amazon kindle.