Richard Powell is an expat Canadian freelance writer/photographer. His articles and stories have appeared in local and international magazines and blogs. He writes both fiction and non-fiction. Richard's history/travelogue of Stane Street in South East England was published in 2021. It combined his passions for photography, writing, research and the past. The Missing Fortune, Book 2 in the Mike and Valerie series was published in January 2023. Drawing on his early life as an IT Analyst, Entrepreneur, Curios Shop Owner and Publican, Richard is now applying his enthusiasm to the island of Cyprus where he lives with his wife in a traditional village stone house, uncovering more stories of long-forgotten places and events.