William Bain was born and educated in Scotland. He has worked as a senior healthcare executive in Scotland, England and Canada, and for five years he was CEO of one of London's most prestigious teaching and research hospitals. He travels extensively and has visited or lived in every location used in his books (Twists of Fate, and the Melrose Secret) He is a keen soccer fan, and follows Chelsea FC, a habit he developed when he lived in London in the 1990's.