Adrian Cowderoy was born at Hyde Park Corner, London. His early experiments with writing were inspired by a school alumnus, W. Somerset Maugham, and an English teacher who allowed him to write fiction instead of essays.
Adrian’s career has influenced his writing. He has worked on a communal farm in Africa in the middle of a civil war, he established one of England’s first wineries, pursued extreme sport, and joined a computer company to work on the first generation of desktop computers. He mastered in management science at Imperial College, managed major pan-European research projects, and chaired a series of international conferences. In 2000 Adrian co-founded an internet company that created a predecessor to LinkedIn. The company collapsed and Adrian started again, first as a contract business analyst, then as a manager of complex change programmes in publishing companies, and now as the co-founder of an AI company specialising in upskilling. He has extensive experience of leading teams of young professionals in major challenges, where they exceed their own expectations.
He began writing about espionage while working on military and terrorism databases for the International Institute for Strategic Studies. His deep insights into the intelligence community come from ten years of open-source research, systems analysis and what-if experiments. To experience the intelligence mindset of Akila, he has used intelligence analysis techniques within industrial environments.
Adrian’s writing has been coached by editorial consultants. He’s drafted a sequel to SUSPICIONS, taking Akila to a new level. There is also an outline for the third novel. He has also created an online presence at < adriancowderoy.com > to trial ideas, using flash fiction and insights into the intelligence community.
Adrian lives in a cottage on the edge of Reading, and surrounds himself with music, books and bicycles.
