Niall Leonard

Niall Leonard is a successful TV screenwriter with a long list of credits including international hits such as Hornblower, Wire in the Blood and Monarch of the Glen. Niall grew up in Newry, Northern Ireland and now lives in West London with his wife and their two teenage sons. He studied English at the University of York and trained as a screenwriter and director at the UK National Film and Television School. Niall's wife is the bestselling author EL James, creator of the publishing phenomenon Fifty Shades Trilogy. It was James who challenged Niall to write a book, so in November 2011 he took part in the NaNoWriMo novel-writing event in which writers create a book in a month. Debut YA thriller CRUSHER was born!