Leo Goatley was a lawyer who practised as a solicitor covering a heavy duty criminal case-load before more recently becoming a full time writer and artist. He is the author of the best selling book 'Understanding Fred and Rose West: Noose , Lamella and the Gilded Cage' ( Book Guild (2019). The revelations therein have been the subject of subsequent television documentaries. Leo Goatley is also the author of the novel 'The Life and Life of David Pangloss' (Book Guild (2022), a compelling family saga lending itself brilliantly to film drama realisation.