Chris Pearson was born in Belfast and grew up in Northern Ireland. He read mathematics at Durham University, England, before training as a lawyer. He is a practising barrister in London, England, specialising in intellectual property, media and entertainment law. Writing has been his enduring passion from an early age. His first published novel, Proof of Death, featuring lawyer Richard Troy, is a thriller about a mathematical proof worth billions for its code-cracking powers. It is set mainly in England (London and Cambridge) and Chechnya. Proof of Death was received with considerable acclaim and has been a Kindle bestseller in a number of countries: Top 10 Bestselling Thriller in the US Kindle Store #1 Bestselling Thriller in the Australia Kindle Store #1 Bestselling English Thriller in the France Kindle Store #1 Bestselling English Thriller in the Germany Kindle Store He has written a second thriller (not yet released) - a conspiracy/race-against-time thriller that will change your perspective on modern society and get your blood pumping! He is currently re-writing his third thriller and planning his fourth. He is represented by Andrew Gordon at David Higham Associates in London.