Leon Edgar

Leon Edgar was born in the north of England town of Wigan and grew up mostly in Dorset. He worked in television for many years as well as teaching in Information Technology, giving presentations all over the south of England and at Exhibitions.

He began writing scripts in the 60s but the break into literature came in the mid 80s when he compiled a short history booklet for a stately home. This had a wide distribution and it was suggested to him that he write a novel based upon the information he had researched. This became "Plot", the story of a young man on the run from the King's Militia following the events of 5th November 1605.

In the late 80s, he also wrote a trilogy dealing with "King Arthur's Brood", initially published as separate volumes but now available as the complete trilogy.

"Queen of the Persians" is the story of Biblical Queen Esther which took a considerable amount of research to reconcile the various conflicting stories of the time.

"Escape Unto Death" was written as an 'add-on' to another trilogy, no longer in print consisting of "Requiem for a Princess", "Checkmate for a Princess" and "Aftermath of a Princess", all originally written for the BBC who showed considerable interest until the financial cutbacks of the late 80s. This book details the final assignment of a British Government assassin during the Cold War.