Stephen Jackson writes suspenseful, exhilarating stories with authentic characters and jaw-dropping plot twists. After a career as an actuary in financial services, he took redundancy in 2022. This freed him to focus on his passion for writing thrillers influenced by the human consequences of paradigm shifts in technology and big data. Stephen’s writing considers how unexpected changes incite fear, greed, guilt, betrayal and conflict. But it’s not all about a dystopian future – hope and love are key ingredients too. Sometimes a quantum leap can elicit a miracle so incredible it could almost be supernatural. His debut novel, Dark Swans, explores these themes. It’s set mainly in Gothic North Yorkshire and York, where he lives with his wife, son and cat.