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Interview with thriller author A.C.Edwards (episode 1)
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Andy Edwards (A.C. Edwards) is a former policeman, paratrooper and Special Forces officer. He served in the Australian Army with operational deployments in South East Asia and retired at the rank of Major.
Andy has also worked as a security adviser across SE Asia, as a bodyguard and as a security contractor in the Middle East and Afghanistan. He ended his career recently as the Regional Security Director (Asia Pacific) for a multi-national company, and has now exchanged the corporate grind for full-time writing.
Born in Singapore, Andy has lived and worked for much of his life across Asia Pacific. Today, he lives between Brisbane, and Hong Kong where his new thriller books, The Dragon Series are set.
In this episode, Andy shares his journey from international security specialist to thriller fiction writer. Harry Colfer, Jack Roney and Andy discuss some of the key elements to writing page-turning thrillers, including authentic protagonists, anti-heros, settings as character, research and authenticity. A must listen for emerging thriller writers.
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