Gregory & Company

Cleave, Paul

Paul was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 1974, and for as long as he can remember has always wanted to be a writer. His High School report cards stated there was a time and a place for his kind of writing – and school wasn’t it.

At nineteen, Paul began work on his first few novels, which will never be allowed out of the bottom drawer. At twenty-four he began work on THE KILLING HOUR and THE CLEANER. A year later he left his job of seven years to write full time. Without any income, he was forced to make a decision – get another job or sell his house. He sold his house and continued to write.

In 2006 THE CLEANER was released and introduced Joe, a serial killer who works as a janitor at the Christchurch Police Department, to the world. It became an international bestseller in 2007.

Paul divides his time between Christchurch and the UK. He is currently working on his seventh book.

‘The next Stephen King’, NDR, Germany

Year	Titles	Articles	Reviews
2013	Joe Victim
2012	The Laughterhouse
2011	Collecting Cooper
2010	Blood Men
2008	Cemetery Lake
2007	The Killing Hour
2006	The Cleaner