Peter Stevens completed his degree in Business Studies at Middlesex University in 1975. In 1977 he completed his Diploma in Careers Guidance at The Kent College for The Careers Service. It was here he met his future co-author, Ian Honeysett and they started their writing partnership by writing end of term reviews together.
After a long tenure in the Careers Service, twenty years of which were spent as head of service in the London borough of Barnet, Peter retired and over the last ten years has spent much of his time writing books, four of which (the Bastille series) he has written in conjunction with Ian.
In addition to his writing and interest in history and crime fiction Peter retains his lifelong interest in cricket as well as playing chess and badminton. He is a regular quiz-goer and is a member of two teams. He lives in Walthamstow with his partner, Liz.