Peter Ward was born in London in 1980 and studied English Literature at the University of Southampton before entering a career in retail that made no use of any of his qualifications whatsoever. He lives with his wife Lucy, a three-legged cat called Sabrina, and a large spider that refuses to leave the kitchen that he has decided to call Dennis. Peter has not hit the big time when it comes to writing, and as such does it in his spare time around a full time job that actually pays the bills. Currently he works as the Head of Corporate Partnerships at the Natural History Museum in London. He is the author of the Time Rep Trilogy, The Electric Detective, and Note to Self.