Andy Marino who has a PhD in English Literature is a British author and TV producer. He lives and works in London but travels extensively. Marino is the acclaimed bestselling author of A Quiet American and Hershel: The Boy Who Started World War Two. No other author or journalist Indian or foreign has so far had the kind of detailed access to Narendra Modi as Andy Marino. He accompanied Modi aboard his helicopter during rallies and spoke to a range of political leaders family members friends and opponents of Modi.