Jerry was born in London in 1969. His dad’s job as a meteorologist meant he moved around a lot growing up, including three years living on an RAF base in Germany. His family roots lie in Plymouth, Devon.

Jerry has always loved writing stories. When the other kids at primary school were struggling to write a few sentences, he was busy filling the pages of his exercise book.

His particular passion is in the uncanny – writing about worlds that look much like the everyday but contain dark corners, secret tunnels and hidden doorways that lead to the fantastic and incredible.

He was a BBC radio journalist, working at Radio One Newsbeat, where he shouted the news at young people. He’s also worked in the video games industry and a convent. He’s now the PR man at an aircraft museum near York.

He has an MA in Creative Writing from York St John University and lives in York, in northern England.