Michael E. Rose is a Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster. He has worked for major media organisations around the world, including the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Maclean's Magazine, Radio France International, 'The Sydney Morning Herald' and the Reuters news agency in London. He is also the former Chief of Communications for Interpol at the agency's global headquarters in Lyon, France. His usual genre is spy thrillers, with the Frank Delaney series winning new readers year after year. The first thriller in that series, 'The Mazovia Legacy', won critical acclaim and was shortlisted in the prestigious Arthur Ellis Awards for Best First Novel. The second volume, 'The Burma Effect', drew similar attention. The third, 'The Tsunami File', was shortlisted in the Arthur Ellis Awards for Best Crime Novel of 2009. Rose has travelled extensively to many of the world's trouble spots including Nicaragua, Haiti, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Burma and East Timor. He has drawn from those experiences for the gripping stories and characters in his thrillers, and now for 'Interpol Confidential'. After spending a number of years in the UK and France, Rose now lives with his Australian wife and Burmese cat in Sydney. For more about him and his books, visit www.michaelrosemedia.com.