R. D. Shah spent his formative years in the northwest of England before attending Rugby School in Warwickshire. He attended the University of Miami where he studied motion picture and psychology before returning to the UK to work in television and leisure. R.D. holds a scuba diving license, which he gained along the shores of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. All of this experience has prepared him for a career in writing. He lives in Wiltshire with his wife and young daughter.