Peter Coombs

Friday the sixteenth is my first novel. Although the story is complete fiction when my young grandson read it, he said, "This sounds like you Grandpa". But it is fiction. I left school at fifteen because I didn't like it and I wanted to make my own way in the world. But my first work experience was at thirteen caddying at a local golf course. Even then I met some very 'interesting' people playing golf. My first proper job was an office boy for a specialised contractor in the building industry. I stayed with it and nine years later I was running high value contracts with a large workforce, that's when I knew I didn't like that either. Since those early days I've run my own transport business, drifted into becoming an antiques dealer, while selling my motorbike I realised there was more money to be made as a motorbike dealer so for a few years that's how I made my living. As a youngster I had always wanted to be a climber so when I turned fifty, I started and found that I loved it and I was quite good. So, I qualified and worked as a freelance instructor. Towards the end of my working life, I worked in TV and films as an extra. I have too many interests to list but cycling, motorbikes and generally fiddling around with anything mechanical takes up most of my time.