Chris Jones was born on Long Island and raised on Manhattan Island. He currently splits his time between Hutchinson Island and the Hudson Valley with his wife, Margaret. They have four daughters and three grandchildren.

 Chris graduated from Iona University and Fordham Law School. He travelled the world as a partner in an international law firm and as chief international counsel for a large public company. He also served as a consultant to the United Nations Ethics Office and taught Business Law at Hunter College. He has had professional articles published on subjects ranging from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to Freedom of Information Laws.

Along the way he filed away ideas for a few novels.