Paul Carson is the author of international bestsellers Scalpel, Cold Steel, Final Duty, Ambush and Betrayal. Born in 1949 Paul grew up in Newcastle, a seaside town on the east coast of Northern Ireland. He studied medicine in Trinity College Dublin from 1969 to 1975, graduating with an honours degree in Paediatrics. Paul’s novels have been translated into over a dozen languages, from German to Japanese and will become available in USA from spring 2007. Paul's latest novel "Inquest" has been shortlisted for the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards 2013.