Complementing my daily blog interviews, today’s Author Spotlight, the one hundred and forty-second, is of multi-genre author Laurie Smith.

Laurie Smith lives on a secluded property in rural Australia with his wife Lorelle. Retired from work but not from life he spends his time writing, maintaining their hideaway and travelling whenever possible. Prior to leaving school at thirteen, his only notable academic moment was to have a short story he had written, read out to the whole school. Then began a round of menial jobs until joining the Army in 1969, this fuelled his love of adventure. He saw active service in South Viet Nam as a member of the Armoured Corps.

Leaving the Army in 1975 he began a new career as a Prison Officer. This was more than a job it grounded him in the world of crime and criminals, providing a bottomless pit of characters for…