The Search for the Tzar

David Alan Lomas was born in Thornaby on Tees in the North East of England in 1948 the same town as The Ghost Road Author Pat Barker. David served 6 years in the British Army's Reserve regiment The Green Howards in between a 22-year career in the Merchant Navy Working his way up from deck boy to Master Mariner. He retired from the Navy in 1990, spent 7 years in the Auction and antique trade before moving to Spain to build and renovate houses. After 3 marriages of +8 children, David is currently happily divorced and living a full and active life in the small Andalucian village of Campillos. This is his first novel and is currently in the middle of his second novel. Special thanks to my cousin in Canada, Patricia Leggett for editing this book.