A BRAIN surgeon from Teesside has penned his fourteenth novel.

Frederick Nath, a full time consultant in neurosurgery at the James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, has published The Promise, a fictional story set in war-torn France.

Mr Nath already has five French resistance thrillers in print, has written four books in the Galdir (Barbarian Warlord) series and a four-book Roman adventure series set at the end of the Roman republic, called Amulet.

In the last 26 years, as well as penning novels in his spare time, he has completed 25 consecutive Great North Runs, trekked to 6,000m in Nepal, crossed the highest mountain pass in the world, and a 12,000ft tandem

parachute jump.

He said: "I began writing because I love a good story and when I ran out of penny novels to read I felt I should write my own."

“In The Promise, I’ve painted a picture of a medical student. I think fans of The Cyclist, my first book, which sold 30,000 copies on Amazon, will enjoy it."

To find out more about the book visit www.frednath.com