Vic Nikitin was born in the UK. He moved to London in the 1980s, to Johannesburg in 1992, and now lives in New Zealand. On this journey, he acquired an Honours degree in Modern Lan...view moreVic Nikitin was born in the UK. He moved to London in the 1980s, to Johannesburg in 1992, and now lives in New Zealand. On this journey, he acquired an Honours degree in Modern Languages, a Teacher’s Diploma, and an MBA. He lectured extensively at the Tertiary level and consulted with corporations in South Africa.Vic is married, has two adult children, and combines teaching Digital Technology at secondary level with a passion for writing.While living in South Africa, he wrote his first novel, "Victim versus Villains." He has also published two short story anthologies, "Seventeen Deadly Sins" and "Seventeen-not-so-Deadly Sins", two police crime novels set in New Zealand, "There or not there" and "The Cronin Mementos." A second crime thriller "Some you win, some you lose" was published in 2022 and is now available.view less