Grant Sutherland was born in Sydney and grew up in rural western Australia. After studying at the United World College of Southeast Asia in Singapore and then at the London School of Economics, he returned to Australia and worked in the financial markets before embarking on a writing career. The author of three internationally published novels, Diplomatic Immunity, Due Diligence, and East of the City, he now lives with his wife and two children in Herefordshire, England.

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