James Ross studied law at King’s College London and was called to the Bar in 2006. He practised as a barrister in the courts around England and Wales for 20 years, specialising in financial services law. In his spare time, he edited murder mystery novels written by his wife, Louise, which went on to sell millions of copies worldwide under the penname ‘LJ Ross’. He started writing his own debut novel Hawk’s Justice on a train, travelling back from court. James now writes full time as ‘Jim Ross’ and lives with his wife and two children in Northumberland.