The Devil Wears Maroon (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517352783)

Chip was born in Croydon, Surrey, to Forces parents. He grew up in a number of areas around England and abroad including; Kenya, Singapore and Cyprus. In 1974 he left school to enlist in the British Army. He served for eleven years then, joined the Police Service. Amongst his many and varied duties, he served as a Fire-arms officer, worked in anti-terrorism, taught Drugs Education and Citizen Safety in schools and later retired as a Police Inspector. His first book, "The Terrible Battle for Billy Watson," was a local best seller and was nominated for several prestigious awards. Using the writing pseudonym of Clive Franks he has now written a number of adventure stories for children, all of which, aim to teach children that good shall always overcome evil. These days he writes in his own name and concentrates on creating realistic murder mysteries and also writes books associated with military parachuting