Chris Chance

Christopher Chance was born in Widnes, England and was educated at St. Bede's school and St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More School. He was further educated in the Corps of Royal Engineers where he served twelve years as a Combat Engineer. During his twelve years in the British Army he worked in Engineer Intelligence with the British Army on the Rhine (BAOR) and as an Intelligence Operator in Northern Ireland. He was an Anti-interrogation instructor; a Small Arms School Corps weapons instructor and an explosives and demolitions expert (Combat Engineer grade 1). On leaving the armed forces he entered the Licensed Trade in London and became a restaurateur; a member of the Guild of Sommeliers and a member of the British Institute of Innkeepers. After several years as a restaurateur, he left England to set up his martial-arts business with his wife, Susan, in Spain where they opened two schools of martial-arts on the Costa del Sol. His interest in the martial-arts started many years ago when he trained at the Singapore Karate Club in 1965 and his interest grew throughout his military career and on through his adult life. He holds dan grades (Black Belt) in ju-jitsu and karate and was the international representative for the World Combat Federation in Spain and Portugal. His circle of friends includes many top martial artists around the world. He now dedicates his time to writing and has two books published by The Penguin/Random House Group (Mainstream) and another by Strand Publishing UK. He also published an e-book with Amazon. He is now an optioned screenwriter. One of his screenplays has been optioned and another is earmarked for the sequel. To date; his portfolio of spec scripts include seven Action/Thriller/Suspense works, which are contemporary and original and are ready for option. His current project is a feature adaptation of one of his books, which is now ready for option.