About
Tim Stretton has published ten novels across a variety of genres. He writes fantasy and science fiction as Tim Stretton, and crime as T. M. Stretton.
He has been published by Macmillan New Writing, Tor, and Spellbound Books. His crime novels Catfish Alley , Casanova Street and Diamond Boulevard, comprising the Barcelonoir trilogy, are published by Sharpe Books. His fantasy novels include the Annals of Mondia trilogy (Dragonchaser, The Dog of the North and The Last Free City) and his most recent series is the steampunk Fractured Empire sequence, Bitter Sky, A Little Poison and Dark Canvas.
Tim was born and raised on the Isle of Wight, and now lives in the New Forest with his partner and cat. He has a degree in English and American Literature from the University of Kent. He was also a senior editor at the international Vance Integral Edition project. Before concentrating on writing full-time, he was the deputy finance director of a local authority and also worked as a trainer and consultant. His non-fiction has appeared in publications as diverse as the Local Government Chronicle and Introvert, Dear.
He is a member of the Crime Writers' Association and the Society of Authors.