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Rob Campbell

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Manchester, The United Kingdom

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https://monkeyarkwright.wordpress.com/

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Rob Campbell was born in the blue half of Manchester.

He studied Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Manchester Polytechnic, gaining an honours degree, but the fact that he got a U in his Chemistry O-Level helps to keep him grounded.

Having had a belly full of capacitors and banana plugs, on graduation he transferred his skills to software engineering. He still writes code by day, but now he writes novels by night. Listing his pastimes in no particular order, he loves music, reading and holidays, but he is partial to the words and music of Bruce Springsteen.

His favourite authors are David Morrell, Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch & Carlos Ruiz Zafón.

He lives in Manchester with his wife and two daughters.

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	Monkey Arkwright (Wardens of the Black Heart #1) 4.04 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Living With The Law – Chris Whitley

Few albums mean as much to me as Living With The Law.

Released in 1991, Chris Whitley’s stunning debut album was met with universal praise from critics and fans alike, and nearly thirty years later, I’m still listening to it. To my ears, it remains as fresh, original and invigorating as it did all those years ago, and it is among a select group of albums in my collection that I never tire of listen

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