Nick Pengelley is a author with a diverse background in law and international relations. He has worked as a law librarian and law professor, specializing in international commercial arbitration, in several countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada. In addition to his work in law, Pengelley has also worked as an analyst for a major Canadian NGO that focuses on the politics and culture of the Middle East, a subject he is deeply passionate about. Currently, he works as a consultant for a major US law firm, providing expertise on Australasian law.
Pengelley's writing is influenced by a wide range of authors, from those who wrote "ripping yarns" in the inter-war years such as H. Rider Haggard, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, John Buchan and Peter O'Donnell, to modern writers like Umberto Eco, Alan Furst, Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman and Elizabeth Kostova. He is an avid reader, consuming "a book or so" a week, and has a particular interest in modern European and Middle Eastern history, and biography. He is inspired by literary adventurers such as Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence, Gertrude Bell and Teddy Roosevelt.
Pengelley currently resides in Mississauga, Canada with his family. He has had a varied career, working in different fields and countries, but his passion for law, international relations, and the Middle East are evident in his writing. He is an eclectic reader with a wide range of influences, which is reflected in his own work. He is a consultant, a professor, a reader and a writer, with a thirst for knowledge and a love for a good story.