Roger Hardy is an aviation man, pilot, designer and latterly, safety regulator. He was born into a Royal Air Force family just before our noble Monarch ascended the throne and has worked in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany before finally settling in Portugal, Algarve. He is European by instinct and inclination. Besides, he hates the rain. He has written five novels, all of mixed genres, all of which have been published for the Kindle. He runs his little guest house in Carvoeiro (www.casaluiz.com) and spends his spare time on ebook promotion, reading other people's books and, when he gets some good ideas, writing. He can get a bit tedious on the subject of the operas of Richard Strauss.