Chris Fox (who also publishes as C. D. Fox) was born on 1st August 1980, in Bromley, southeast London, but he grew up in a Rutland village near the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. He attended Stamford School and the University of Sheffield before embarking on a career in Education. He has earned two Masters degrees from the universities of Warwick and Oxford, respectively. When he gets a break from teaching, he enjoys playing cricket during the summer holidays. Other hobbies include reading, gardening and walking in the countryside. He lives in Oxford with his delightful greyhound, Lilly.