The Rabbit Hunter III

Christopher was born into the “lucky generation” immediately post-World War Two. Born and raised in Dunedin, New Zealand, he attended the University of Otago and obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degrees.

He joined the Chartered Accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand in 1974, working in both the Dunedin and Christchurch offices. He transferred to the London office of C&L in 1980, where he met his future wife, Nicola.

He has always had an interest in history generally and the Second World War in particular. The war and its aftermath had a profound effect on the world and our own lives in the 80 years following its conclusion. The generation that fought this war, which shaped and secured our futures, have almost all passed on, often taking their personal stories with them. The world has now changed enormously since the heady, care-free days of the sixties when the post-war generation grew up and discovered a freedom unprecedented in human history. Tragically, the world again seems a darker, more threatening place, and the freedoms the author’s generation took for granted are threatened again.

Christopher believes that the generations who inherit the mantle of civilization need to remember the sacrifices made in the past in order to have any hope of not repeating the same mistakes. While the post-war generation in New Zealand and similar countries might have had a relatively easy passage, it was not the same for everybody. On their honeymoon trip through Europe before returning to New Zealand, Christopher and Nicola travelled as far east as it was then practical to go, to Austria. He well remembers gazing into Hungary, and wondering what life was like over there. They were able to find out in the late 1990s when they took their young family to Moscow for six years in the very early days of post-Soviet reform.

Over the years since the family’s return from Russia, these books have been written and refined until this book is the last in the “Crete” series. As well as writing, Christopher enjoys family life (now with grandchildren) and biking and walking as well as travelling to interesting historical places.