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Chris Pearson

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Chris Pearson was born in Belfast and grew up in Northern Ireland. He read mathematics at Durham University, England, before training as a lawyer. He is a practising barrister in London, England, specialising in intellectual property, media and entertainment law. Writing has been his enduring passion from an early age.

His first published novel, Proof of Death, featuring lawyer Richard Troy, is a thriller about a mathematical proof worth billions for its code-cracking powers. It is set mainly in England (London and Cambridge) and Chechnya.

Proof of Death was received with considerable acclaim and has been a Kindle bestseller in a number of countries:

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