Paul Cleave is an internationally bestselling author who is currently dividing his time between his home city of Christchurch, New Zealand, where all of his novels are set,[1] and Europe.

His first published novel, The Cleaner, was released by Random House in 2006 and was listed as the top-selling crime/thriller title for 2007 on Amazon in Germany.

[2] Trust No One is a stand-alone novel featuring a retired crime writer, Jerry Grey, who has developed Alzheimers.

He has been blind from birth but due to a medical mishap, he receives two different eyes, and learns about a thing call cellular memory.

These are stories that you won’t forget in a while: relentlessly gripping, deliciously twisted and shot through with a vein of humour that’s as dark as hell.

Anyone who likes their crime fiction on the black and bloody side should move Paul Cleave straight to the top of their must-read list."

– Alison Pressley, Good Reading[17] “Cleave also has an excellent ability to keep the surprises coming as the book unfolds, and at the same time has carefully and cleverly mapped out the journey of a criminally insane mind unravelling."

– Ray Chesterton, Saturday Daily Telegraph "Cleave's writing is uncompromising, unpredictable, and enthralling... Made me vomit – seriously, it's that good" – Jack Heath, author, THE LAB "...an impressive novel from a talented writer..." Craig Sisterson, Good Reading[18] "If ever a debut novel deserved the description of 'a tour de force', THE CLEANER by New Zealander Paul Cleave is it.