Casimir Greenfield, writer and broadcaster, was born and bred in the Cotswolds at the tail end of the 1940s. Throughout a long career, Greenfield has been constantly involved in the arts; as a writer, artist, broadcaster and musician. After living in Amsterdam for many years, Greenfield now lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire with his wife, four children, a dog, a cat and a goldfish name Cardinal Richelieu. Slow Poison is his debut novel.