Herb Hamlet
Born in Brisbane on 20th August 1941, the author lived most of his life in the bayside suburb of Wynnum. At the early age of fourteen, he began employment in an iron foundry. At twenty-one, he enlisted in the Regular Army for six years, serving with the Royal Australian Engineers. He matriculated and joined the Australian Public Service, rising to a management position. Herb Hamlet now lives a quiet life with his wife, Lyn, on Queensland ’s Sunshine Coast . After accepting early retirement, he gained an Honour’s Degree in Political Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast . The writing bug then hit him and he has been busy ever since. He now has eight completed manuscripts, ranging from political thrillers to a wartime family saga. Double Imperative is his first published work