Praise for SLASH AND BURN: 'If you like the Jack Reacher books, you'll love Hilton's series... Action-packed from start to finish.' -- Heat 'A hell-for-leather tale that spins your head around like a mad fairground Waltzer ride. Eat your heat out, Jason Bourne.' -- Peterborough Evening Telegraph Praise for DEAD MEN'S DUST:'Hilton is more adept at humour than Lee Child ... the series should be electrifying' -- Daily Mail 'Hilton writes well ... a promising start' -- Guardian 'Hilton hijacks the reader on page one of this white knuckle terror ride - and doesn't let go.' -- Daily Record 'Taut, thrilling, tense - I loved it!' -- Richard Hammond 'A high-voltage, gripping read ... Fast, ferocious and a thrill a page, this book will have you reading into the wee, small hours ...The finale in particular is as good as any action scene I've read in recent years.' -- www.crimesquad.com

Matt Hilton worked for twenty-two years in private security and the police force in Cumbria. He is a 4th Dan blackbelt and coach in Ju-Jitsu. He lives in Cumbria with his wife and son.