Born and raised in Melbourne, Ian W. Shaw trained at both Melbourne University and the University of Michigan as a secondary school Humanities teacher. After a decade teaching on the Mornington Peninsula, Ian resigned to take up a position with the Commonwealth Public Service as an intelligence analyst and trainer. For the next 30 years, Ian worked in security and security risk in both the public and private sectors, including the Sydney 2000 Olympics security apparatus. In 2012, with two books published and a third on the way, Ian resigned from the public service to follow his heart into full-time writing. Missing is Ian's tenth book and, hopefully, not his last. Supported by his wife, children and grandchildren, Ian lives in Canberra and devotes his time to reading, writing and football.