Andrew Lucas

Andrew Lucas was born in Hampshire in 1958, writer, businessman, and father of four, Andrew attended St Michaels School in Aldershot, and Farnham school of art & design, before graduating as an adult through UOB(Eng Lit) in 1996. During the years between college and university Andrew trained as hairstylist and later as a photographic stylist and make-up artist through Vidal Sassoon, the Lauder Group, and Essanelle (Harrods & Selfridges). During the late eighties and early nineties Andrew left...See more

Andrew Lucas was born in Hampshire in 1958, writer, businessman, and father of four, Andrew attended St Michaels School in Aldershot, and Farnham school of art & design, before graduating as an adult through UOB(Eng Lit) in 1996. During the years between college and university Andrew trained as hairstylist and later as a photographic stylist and make-up artist through Vidal Sassoon, the Lauder Group, and Essanelle (Harrods & Selfridges). During the late eighties and early nineties Andrew left London to build and manage the successful hair & beauty group 'Mirror Mirror', before moving to Isle of Wight to set up and run Andrew Ross H&B. Always a storyteller at heart, in March 2008 Andrew retired from business to concentrate on writing full time. Among other credits: - Observer 1978 'Running home' Gold. Magazine & journalistic credits - Woman - Womens own - Tatler - Daily mail - The New Englander (Historical 'faction'). Short stories - 'The count of Monte Cristo died here' (Boston tell-a-tale 2005 winner - 'Ryan Chillerton was not my mate' - 'Aspic and an old face' New York 'A day in a book' winner. Books -'Cross dressed to kill' UK No.1 bestselling ebook, summer 2011. 'Reunion' 2008 (Re-issue due Spring 2013). 'The final cut' 2000 (Pied Piper). Poetry - first and last Home Counties Lit-Fest Poetry prize. 'Summat to fink abaht'. A 'Save the Children' collection of poety, yarns, and sillies. Andrew Lucas loves the Arvon foundation and is currently working on 'Undressed to Kill' a follow-up (but not necessarily a sequel) to CD2Kill, due for publication autumn 2012. http: //... See less