It's Ok!I'm From the Daily Mail: Tales of a Foreign Correspondent

by Richard Shears

As foreign correspondent for London's  Daily Mail , Richard Shears has covered more murders, mysteries and mayhem than are found on a shelf of crime novels! He has hunted real-life hobbits in the Indonesian rainforests, played golf with cunning orang-utans and exposed the secrets of discredited British MP John Stonehouse.  'It's OK!' he says, 'I'm from the  Daily Mail'  as he encounters rebels, renegades, runaways and royals. In more than 40 years working for the  Mail , he has covered wars in Ireland, Afganistan, Iraq, and East Timor; con men, killers and victims; disappearences and reappearances; mircaculous survivals, animals and so many assignments that were just darned good fun. In this funny, revealing book, written against a background of dramatic changes to the newspaper world, the award winning journalist takes us from his mad early days - including Uncle Charlie and his cider-filled commode - to the time when his blurry photo of a blonde woman explosed Tiger Woods' years of infidelity to the world.

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2012

About the author

Richard Shears is an Australian journalist who has covered stories all over the world. His published books encompass fiction, true crime and general nonfiction.

He is the Australian and South East Asian correspondent for the London' respected 'Daily Mail' newspaper.

NB: The exact date of birth is not known so 1 January has been used to complete the entry above.