Alexander Logan is a retired teacher and administrator born in New Zealand, but has lived and worked for much of his life in Europe, the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America and Australia. He is married to Mary with two daughters and seven grandchildren. Presently he spends the northern summer in France and the southern summer in New Zealand. He has written a number of monographs on education and social issues. The Reluctant Assassin is his second novel. Alexander Logan is working on his next novel.