Claude was born in Montreal,
Canada,
where he still resides with his spouse, Joanne. He completed his
studies in human resources, accounting and management at McGillUniversity and worked in
various management capacities in the fields of HR and finance for a handful of
firms for what seemed like decades, because it was.
His first stab at writing was in 1995, the result being his first novel,
Vigilante. This was subsequently followed by The Consultant
(1996) and Mind Games (1997), all of the same series. Professional
obligations and other creative interests led him away from writing for a number
of years but he found himself busy at the keyboard in 2009 with The Homeless
Killer followed by 6 Hours 42 Minutes in 2011, also part of the Barry/McCall
Series born from Vigilante. In July 2011, he released ASYLUM,
his first stand-alone novel and Discreet Activities, his sixth Barry/McCall
crime thriller was published in January 2012.
Besides writing, editing
and promoting his work, Claude also spends some artistic energy with his
guitars, oil paints and watercolours. Other passions include cooking, reading,
traveling and attempting to stay fit. It should also be noted that following
several years of practice, he excels at being cat furniture for Krystalle and Midnight.
