TOM BOWER is an investigative historian, broadcaster and journalist, and author of 27 bestselling books encompassing a remarkably wide range of subjects. His most recent books include the No.1 bestselling Revenge, the explosive bestseller, The House of Beckham, the most authoritative and bestselling account of Tony Blair's decade as prime minister and the definitive biographies of Boris Johnson, Jeremy Corbyn and Gordon Brown.

Bower is probably best known for his unvarnished and unauthorised biographies of Britain's most controversial tycoons including Robert Maxwell, Richard Branson, Mohamed al-Fayed, Tiny Rowland, Bernie Ecclestone and Simon Cowell. He lives in London with his wife.