Fred Hinton was born in England and educated at London University.
He has travelled extensively, having served on Russian convoys, lived in New York, and after escaping from a POW camp stayed in China, Tahiti, and the Christmas Islands, and served with the U.S. Seventh Fleet.
With his family he lived in New Zealand. He now resides in Australia, and is a citizen of that country.
His novels, "Elaine", "Sarah", and "A Slight Transgression" have been widely read.