Chris West

Novelist, Author

1954 –

47

Who is Chris West?

Chris West is a British writer. He writes business books under this name. Writing as Christopher West he is author of the China Quartet, four mysteries which, back in the 1990s, were among the first crime novels to be set in the contemporary People's Republic of China.

After studying economics and philosophy at the London School of Economics, West travelled in China, leading to his first book, Journey to the Middle Kingdom in 1991. Following that, he wrote the four crime novels featuring Wang Anzhuang, a mid-ranking detective in the Beijing Xing Zhen Ke and his wife, Rosina Lin, a nurse at the Capital Hospital.

On completing this series, West concentrated on co-authoring books aimed at entrepreneurs and small businesses, the first of which was The Beermat Entrepreneur, co-authored with entrepreneur and speaker Mike Southon. Southon and West were both members of The Oxcentrics, an Oxford-based Dixieland jazz band, in which West played the drums. West's most recent co-authored work is Think like an Entrepreneur with entrepreneur Robbie Steinhouse.

As a solo author he wrote Marketing on a Beermat and a guide to good, clear writing, Perfect Written English.

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Born
1954
United Kingdom
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • London School of Economics and Political Science
Employment
  • Ad Astra Radio

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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