Jonathan Reach is a retired professional who spent a lifetime in the law. His interests include golf, walking and playing music. He is a film buff with particular interest in film noir and the nouvelle vague. He is a dedicated cricket follower, was a member of MCC for a number of years and played village cricket to an advanced age. As a writer, he has a particular interest in the psychopathology of behaviour and in the skills of litigation, in which he specialised throughout his legal career.