Author John Milton Langdon is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers and has a master's degree in maritime civil engineering. Initially he worked in Britain but from 1972 until 2008, he dealt with project development in Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria. After an active and rewarding engineering career he retired and became a professional writer. Langdon lives in the Austrian town of Klagenfurt which has a history stretching back to Celtic times. Langdon has three children and five grandchildren from his first marriage and two step sons from the second. Langdon has many interests including travel, the British canals, music and literature, but hiking in the mountains surrounding his home is a preferred year round leisure activity.
