Stuart McLean was born in Warrington, Cheshire, and currently lives in St Albans. He studied Chemistry at the University of Hertfordshire – although, this was back in the days when the Premiership was still called Division One and Hatfield was still a Polytechnic. Stuart is a keen reader of crime fiction and is currently working on a novel. When not writing he likes to play various musical instruments, all very badly; guitar, ukulele, trumpet and harmonica. But, not at the same time.