Vilmos Kondor was born in 1954 in Hungary, he attended university in Szeged and completed his studies in Paris. He graduated in chemical engineering from Sorbonne, then returned to Hungary. Currently he teaches mathematics and physics at a high school. His first novel, Budapest Noir, originally was published in Hungary in 2008. His protagonist, the journalist Zsigmond Gordon appears in five novels altogether. He lives with his wife, two daughters and dog in a small village near Sopron. He rarely gives interviews and loves baking.