After devoting himself solely to writing for three years, in 1969 he returned to the pharmaceutical corporate world going to work as a public relations officer for E. R. Squibb & Sons, a post he held until 1975 when he and his wife retired to Surrey.
After spending three years writing full-time, in 1969 he rejoined the pharmaceutical sector by becoming a public relations officer for E. R. Squibb & Sons, a position he held until 1975 when he and his spouse retired to Surrey.