DAVID LINDSLEY
ENGINEER AND AUTHOR
A short note about my novels
The Dan Foster novels are classed as “techno-thrillers” and they are listed in the adventure/ mystery/conspiracy genres. This is not exactly what I had in mind when I started to write them; I intended them to be stories of today’s working men and women. When I look back at the first draft of “Far Point” I see that it was quite tame in comparison with what it became. The sex scenes were added in response to an agent’s comments, but – hardly surprisingly – they are what seems to have generated the most interest.
MY WORKING LIFE ...
I WORKED FOR BAILEY METERS AND CONTROLS FROM 1962 TO 1982. THIS WAS A WONDERFUL COMPANY AND THE EX-EMPLOYEES’ WEBSITE HAS SEVERAL INTERESTING PHOTOGRAPHS WHICH GIVE SOME INSIGHT INTO HOW WE WORKED IN THOSE BLISSFUL DAYS!
I SHALL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL TO BAILEY FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE MANY INTERESTING AND MOTIVATED PEOPLE, AND FOR ENABLING ME TO VISIT SO MANY FAR-AWAY PLACES.
My Blog
I originally wanted to show that an engineering career is a very interesting one: tough - or rather, challenging. I still stand by that. If you’re going to take up engineering you have to tackle those ‘difficult’ subjects: mathematics, physics and science. But in doing so you stretch your brain, and when you become an engineer you will find yourself doing a job that’s results are really stimulating. And a lot of fun!
DAVID LINDSLEY
ENGINEER AND AUTHOR