JAMES D. WOOD

According to the bio on Amazon: "JD Wood is a writer of history and fiction. Before becoming an author, he worked in the film industry, in e-commerce, and as an online publisher and travel writer. He co-founded the technology company Ometria, and the online travel guide The Hotel Guru. He continues to travel widely and seek out great places to stay around the world.

?When he is not travelling and looking for the perfect place to write, he lives in West London and works in a shed at the end of his garden, with a big map on the wall."