Will Gatti was born in London and worked in publishing before turning to teaching. His novels for children and teenagers have been published in Denmark, Holland, Italy and Germany.

Will is now head of English at a secondary school in Surrey.
Every summer, with his wife and two children, he goes to the family home in the west of Ireland to fish and to write.

His latest project is a series for Orchard Books centred round a young descendent of the Scarlet Pimpenel. THE GEEK, THE GREEK AND THE PIMPERNEL was shortlisted for The Bolton Book Award. The sequel, RIP RUNNER, will be published in Autumn 2008.