Martin Edwards

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Martin Edwards

Martin Edwards was born in Knutsford, Cheshire and educated in Northwich and at Balliol College, Oxford University, taking a first class honours degree in law. He trained as a solicitor in Leeds and moved to Liverpool on qualifying. He published his first legal article at the age of 25 and his first book, about legal aspects of buying a business computer at 27, before a career as an equity partner of a law firm, where he is now a consultant. He is married to Helena with two children (Jonathan and Catherine) and lives in Lymm.

A member of the Murder Squad collective of crime writers, Martin is vice chair of the Crime Writers’ Association and in 2015 he was elected eighth president of the Detection Club. He is also archivist of the CWA and of the Detection Club.

Interviewed 12 November 2016

Ten words to sum up your working life to date ...

Hectic mix of law and authorship, focused now on writing.

Nine things you can see from where you're sitting ...

A lake, woodland, a church, a rockery, a garden house, a PC, books, CDs, photographs.

Eight minutes to prepare a meal. What's it going to be ?

Something out of a box from Marks and Spencer or a phone call to a favourite restaurant.

Seven people you'd like to go for a drink with ...

Mark Gatiss, Joan Bakewell, Andrew Marr, Pep Guardiola, Clive Myrie, Anna Friel, Rebecca Front.

Six things you can't live without ...

Books, music, chocolate, family, friendship, fun.

Five favourite words ...

Serendipity, vamoose, labyrinthine, calligraphy, chameleon

Four places you'd run away to ...

Easter Island, San Pedro de Atacama, Bequia, Santorini.

Three books you've bought recently ...

The Lost Detective: Becoming Dashiell Hammett, by Nathan Ward; Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack 2016; Collected Ghost Stories by MR James.

Two things that make you rant ...

Intolerance of opposing viewpoints... and ranting

One thing you'd tell your teenage self ...

Life is short, make the most of every second.