Hector Macdonald is the author of four novels and one non-fiction book. He is currently working on a new fantasy series based loosely on The Ring of the Nibelung and the Norse myths that inspired it.

Hector began writing thrillers after completing a zoology degree at Oxford University. The Mind Game was a bestseller published in 18 languages. The Hummingbird Saint and The Storm Prophet followed, and then Hector turned to spy fiction with Rogue Elements. His non-fiction book, Truth: How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality, was published in 2018.  Truth has enjoyed particular success in China, where it sold over 100,000 copies and featured in the 2023 Gaokao exam sat by 8 million students.

Hector grew up on the coast of Kenya and now lives in Wiltshire.