Chris Merritt

crime and thriller Author

Before becoming a writer, I worked as a diplomat with the British foreign service (FCDO), serving alongside UK military forces in Iraq, and later in Jerusalem, covering Gaza. Following my interest in how conflict affects people, I then retrained as a Clinical Psychologist and worked for the UK National Health Service in London, mainly treating PTSD. During this time, I started writing, and my debut novel was published in 2018. Since then, I’ve authored several more books, moving from crime into spy-action thrillers.

Although I’m not on social media much, you can message me at contact@cjmerritt.co.uk or via the links below. I’m represented by David Headley at DHH literary agency.