I’m a bit of a writer, me. In fact, you can’t shut me up. On one day when I was fourteen I wrote twenty-two letters – to penpals, all my grandparents, and a boy I had my eye on.
I have moved on from epistolary stalking, and now focus most of my writing energies on financial crime, the discussion thereof. Over the years I have written twelve books on money laundering (although, to be fair, it’s two editions of one book, then six editions of another and then four editions of a third – but hey, that counts). The first is “Money Laundering: A Training Strategy“, and the second is “The Money Laundering Officer’s Practical Handbook“. And then we have the “pig in shades” series: AML guidance for non-executive directors in four jurisdictions (links to the right → → → → → → →). You see: obsessed.
And I also write a monthly column for Money Laundering Bulletin, the UK’s pre-eminent AML publication. I know: I would say that, wouldn’t I? But it is – mainly because the editor is nearly as obsessed with money laundering as I am, and really knows his stuff. He is also remarkably indulgent, and when I suggested a regular feature about the adventures of a Money Laundering Reporting Officer, he agreed – probably for a quiet life, but agreement is agreement. Edward Jones, MLRO-about-town, was born. And now he has become the e-MLRO-about-town, as I am publishing his adventures in serialised form (three at a time – if it was good enough for Dickens, it’s good enough for me) as an e-book. It’s called “Suspicious Activity“, and you can download it from Amazon (either the whole thing, or a free sample). It’s in Kindle format, but if you have an iPad or an iPhone or a Mac or a Windows PC, you can download free software to Kindle-ify your device – clever, these technical chaps.
I also write a weekly column for our local newspaper, a monthly feature for our local magazine, and lots of lists – but you don’t need to know about all that.
