Scott Hunter was born in Romford, Essex in 1956. He was educated at the now sadly defunct Douai Abbey School in Woolhampton,Berkshire. His writing career was kick-started after hewon first prize in the Sunday Express short story competition in 1996. He combines a career in IT with a parallel career as a semiprofessional drummer. Where he fits in the writing is anyone’s guess. Scott lives in Berkshire with his wife and two youngest children.