Ben Sanders is the author of four previous novels: The Fallen (2010), By Any Means (2011), and Only The Dead (2013), all of which were New Zealand fiction bestsellers. Sanders' first three novels were written while he was studying at university; he graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Engineering, but now writes full-time. His first US-based novel, American Blood, was a bestseller in Australia and New Zealand. Ben lives in Auckland, New Zealand.