Brent Ghelfi has served as a clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals, been a partner in a Phoenix-headquartered law firm, and now owns and operates several businesses. He has travelled extensively throughout Russia, and lives in Phoenix with his wife, a former prosecutor, and their two sons.

He is the author of Volk’s Game – the first book in the series whose main character is Alexei Volkovoy – ‘Volk’ for short.