Gordon Bickerstaff was born and raised in Glasgow but spent his student years in Edinburgh. On summer vacations, he learned plumbing, garden maintenance, and he cut the grass in the Meadows.
He learned some biochemistry and taught it for a while before he retired to write fiction. He does some aspects of DIY moderately well and other aspects not so well. He gets very tired when it's time to clean up the mess. He enjoys walking, 60s & 70s music, reading and travel.

​​​​​​​Gordon lives with his wife in the west of Scotland where corrupt academics, mystery, murder and intrigue exists mostly in his mind.
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​​​​​​​He writes the Lambeth Group series of thrillers featuring a secret government department who investigate specialist crimes and bioterrorism. The lead characters are former special forces captain, Zoe Tampsin, and consultant scientist, Dr Gavin Shawlens.