{"id":24596,"date":"2018-02-06T14:57:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T14:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=24596"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:57:30","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T14:57:30","slug":"thriller-writer-delves-cyber-crime-new-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/02\/06\/thriller-writer-delves-cyber-crime-new-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Thriller writer delves into cyber crime in new novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GERALD SEYMOUR, author and ex-ITN broadcaster, met fans at a Cardiff library and spoke about his career and new novel on cyber crime.<br \/>\nSeymour, 77, covered international news for ITN for 15 years reporting on events such as the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the Munich Olympics terror attack.<br \/>\nHe became a full-time novelist in 1978 and continues to write and publish crime and spy thriller fiction.<br \/>\nMore than 110 people came to hear Seymour speak at Rhydypennau Library, in Cyncoed, on January 31.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24680\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-24680\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4867-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nIn an exclusive interview with <em>The Cardiffian,<\/em> Seymour said cyber crime was \u201cthe biggest story around in the western world at the moment\u201d and \u201cthe new way of warfare\u201d threatening the UK.<br \/>\nIt is the topic for his latest novel \u201cA Damned Serious Business\u201d, published on January 4.<br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m87AtmwqvRE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m87AtmwqvRE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nHe also told the audience how his experience reporting on humanitarian crises changed his perception of good reporting.<br \/>\n\u201cDon\u2019t try and make your name with poetic reporting. Facts, facts and facts were all that was required, without gilding,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nSue Thomas, librarian of Rhydypennau Library, organised the event and interviewed Gerald.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cIt is exciting to have such a big name. It was just a privilege to have him along, and he was very generous with his time.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Thomas showed a video excerpt of Seymour\u2019s reporting of the Munich Olympics terror attack, which struck a chord with some in the audience.<br \/>\nOne was Brian Plenderleith, 67, who was stationed with the RAF 19 squadron in Gutersloh, North West Germany, and helped respond to the attack.<br \/>\nMr Plenderleith, of Pen Y Graig, Rhondda, said: \u201cThe day after the attack I remember spending quite a bit of time that day searching vehicles. I was on duty for 24 hours that day.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cHe certainly knows his stuff, I remember him from TV,\u201d he added.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24669\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24669 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24669 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4870-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> From left: Lynne Bradshaw, Lynne Plenderleith, Brian Plenderleith<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Plenderleith had never visited Rhydypennau Library before and heard about Seymour\u2019s talk through friends.<br \/>\nJulie Emlyn-Jones, 70, of Nant Fawr, said: \u201cWhat a wonderfully fluent speaker \u2013 he was brilliant. He just shared so much with us about his life.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24672\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24672 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24672 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4868-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> From left: Julie Emlyn-Jones, Beryl Weasley, Kenneth Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSue Thomas, who helps run Friends of Rhydypennau Library, said: \u201cGerald said he could not believe the numbers we could get into the library. We were the last event on his trip, but he said it was the nicest event he had done.\u201d<br \/>\nThe event raised \u00a3120 which will be used for running costs and to help refurbish parts of the library.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24679\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24679\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-24679 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24679\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24679 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2018\/02\/IMG_4863-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript> Cakes made for Friends of Rhydypennau Library<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMs Thomas said: \u201cWe want to invest in the library, making it a better space with new furniture and shelves. We just want to make it more of a home.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Seymour\u2019s latest novel <em>A Damned Serious Business,<\/em>\u00a0published by Hodder &amp; Stoughton, is available in hardback and as an eBook.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> More information on upcoming speakers at Rhydypennau Library can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1804573913142055\/\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GERALD SEYMOUR, author and ex-ITN broadcaster, met fans at a Cardiff library and spoke about his career and new novel on cyber crime. Seymour, 77, covered international news for ITN for 15 years reporting on events such as the Troubles in Northern Ireland and the Munich Olympics terror attack. He became a full-time novelist in 1978 and continues to write and publish crime and spy thriller fiction. 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