Born in 1961, Frank Gardner holds a degree in Arabic and Islamic Studies. He has been the BBC’s Security Correspondent since 2002. In 2004, while filming in Saudi Arabia, he and his cameraman were ambushed by terrorists. His cameraman was killed while Frank was shot multiple times and left for dead. He survived and returned to active news reporting within a year. Although paralysed in the legs, he still travels extensively, reporting from Ukraine to Colombia to Saudi Arabia. Awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to journalism, Frank published his bestselling memoir, Blood & Sand, in 2006. His first novel, the thriller Crisis, which introduced readers to SIS operative Luke Carlton, was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller. The second and third Luke Carlton thrillers, Ultimatum and Outbreak, were also top 10 bestsellers.
Frank Gardner lives in London. You can follow him on Facebook and on X @FrankRGardner