Les Hinton
Les Hinton was born in Bootle, Merseyside, the son of a British Army sergeant, and grew up in Egypt, Eritrea, Singapore, and Australia. In Adelaide, South Australia, he became a newspaper copy boy for Rupert Murdoch. As Murdoch grew his empire, Hinton travelled the world, first as a correspondent and editor, later as one of Murdoch’s most senior executives. A former exec chair of Murdoch’s UK newspaper stable, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, he lives with his wife Kath in New York and London.
About the book
Les Hinton’s debut thriller, Dying Days, draws from decades as one of Rupert Murdoch’s most trusted lieutenants. As former boss of Murdoch’s UK newspaper stable and CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of the Wall Street Journal, Hinton witnessedthe newspaper industry’s transformation from the inside – and he now channels that experience into a dark thriller set against the industry’s decline. His insider knowledge lends authentic detail as Dying Days plunges readers into a fictional world of power, betrayal and survival.
Dying Days
Les Hinton
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