Ben Creed

Ben Creed is the pseudonym for authors Barney Thompson and Chris Rickaby that made their debut with the gripping novel “City of Ghosts.” Chris Rickaby spent more than two decades in copywriting and advertising before he started “Everything Different” his marketing agency that he would later on leave so that he could spend more time writing. He has also been a producer and writer of many FIVE and ITV programmes and is the creator of “Shuffle,” a cross platform novel. He is a native of Newcastle upon Tyne where he still lives. Barney Thompson trained as a classical musician under Ilya Musin, the legendary conducting professor. During this time, he spent much of his time at the St Petersburg Conservatory. He is an experienced journalist working on world affairs and financial news and is fluent in Russian. He now lives in London and holds a day job as an editor.