Alex shaw has lived and worked in Ukraine, the former USSR, the Middle East, and Africa. He is the author of the number one international Kindle bestselling Aidan Snow and Jack Tate SAS thrillers. Total Blackout, the first in the Jack Tate series, was shortlisted for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. His writing has also been published in several thriller anthologies alongside international bestselling authors Stephen Leather and Matt Hilton. Alex, his wife and their two sons divide their time between Ukraine, England and Qatar.