Published author, starting with John Murray best seller "A Very Peruvian Practice" in 2003/4 (hardback/paperback).  Followed by "Zalzala - The SE Asia Earthquake" (2010), and "Chicken Street" (Helion and GG Books 2013).  And now this allegorical rainforest romance (New World Books - Dec 2014).  Also writes the "Iquitos - Gateway to Amazonia" travel guide, now in its 5th Edition.