Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born, some time ago, in Buckinghamshire in the UK. After many years working as a physicist I have turned my hand to writing novels around my favourite pastime – skiing.
As an enthusiastic amateur skier for many years, I have always been fascinated by the increasingly complex cable cars that allow us to reach once inaccessible mountain tops.
My first novel, Snow Job, introduces Len Palmer, a ski lift designer.
My second Len Palmer story, Not My Job, continues Len’s adventures.
You can learn more about Len and his adventures at the website: lenpalmerbooks.com
You might meet me on the slopes of my favourite resort in France.
Look out for a red hat and a grey beard!
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest Len Palmer mystery is “Not My Job”, inspired by current developments in the Iranian nuclear weapons saga.
Len Palmer, an enthusiastic amateur skier, has seen his successful one-man business as a ski-lift designer collapse after the disastrous opening of the new mega-lift, the HiFly.
Asked by Henri, his father-in-law, to check out a strange new chairlift that has been built near Valtarant, he stumbles on a secret Iranian operation to produce weapons-grade uranium.
He, and his new wife, Brigitte find themselves helping the CIA and the Mossad in a desperate attempt to stop the Iranians that takes them from the mountains of the French Alps to the unfamiliar world of Japan.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I would like to say that I write with a quill pen while wearing a tuxedo but the truth is – no, I don’t do anything unusual. I sit at my computer and tap away.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
I enjoyed and try to emulate the works of the long-gone great adventure writers – Hammond Innes, Alistair MacLean and Desmond Bagley.
What are you working on now?
I am writing the third Len Palmer Mystery – “Do Your Job”.
Len Palmer, an enthusiastic amateur skier, had a successful one-man business as a ski-lift designer, but is now desperate for work after his involvement in the HiFly cable car disaster.
When he is asked to investigate Tony Bladon’s disappearance while riding a chairlift, he reluctantly agrees.
His new job as a private investigator soon takes him, and his wife, Brigitte, half-way across the globe into new dangers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Make sure you have a “real” job.
Authors need to eat ………
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Always ask one more question.
Heard at a lecture by Bill Gates – it worked for him!
What are you reading now?
Books by Catherine Coulter and Karin Slaughter.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Finishing third Len Palmer Mystery, then concentrating on marketing.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Les Misérables (Victor Hugo)
How to Survive on a Deserted Island (Tim O’Shei)
Author Websites and Profiles
Roger M. Kaye Website
Roger M. Kaye Amazon Profile