Mick Hamer is an award-winning journalist, author and musician. He has been a freelance journalist for more than 35 years. For most of this time he was New Scientist’s transport correspondent. In 2001 he was short-listed in the Syngenta science writing awards. In May 2018 his latest book A Most Deliberate Swindle was named popular transport book of the year.

You’ll find a bit more about the book on the telling tales drop down menu. Elsewhere on this site you’ll also find a brief biography and a small select collection of old articles.

Mick lives in Brighton and has another life moonlighting as a jazz pianist. You can find his music website here.