Born in Cambridge, England to Scottish and Haitian parents, Nick spent the first four years of his life in Haiti.

He studied history at Cambridge University.

After graduating in 1989 and prior to becoming a published writer, Stone had numerous jobs, ranging from washing dishes to paralegal work at the Old Bailey.

When he was six months old, Nick was sent to Haiti to live with his grandparents, where he stayed until he was four years old, returning to England in 1970. The Official Website of Nick Stone-About Nick As a teenager he was a keen amateur boxer but gave it up to study history at Cambridge University. He returned to Haiti regularly between 1970 and 1982 in his teens, crossing paths with Father Jean Bertrand Aristide, the priest who would become Haiti's first democratically elected President.

Stone returned to Haiti in 1996, which is when and where the plot for his first novel Mr Clarinet, took shape.

Published in January 2006, Mr Clarinet became a critical and commercial success in the UK, reaching number 12 on the paperback bestseller lists, and number 3 in Australia. Mr Clarinet has been translated into 12 languages.

Stone's second novel, King of Swords - a prequel to Mr Clarinet, set in Cocaine Cowboy era Miami - was published in hardcover in the UK in August 2007. King of Swords has met with equally strong critical acclaim in the UK, with several reviewers considering the novel superior to his debut. King of Swords has been optioned by Martin Campbell.

Stone's third novel, Voodoo Eyes is set in Miami and Cuba either side of the 2008 US Presidential Election. The novel will be published in the UK by Little, Brown in 2011.

Mr Clarinet won the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award in 2006 for best thriller of the year, the International Thriller Writers Award for best first novel, and the Macavity Award for best first novel, both in 2007.

Tonton Clarinette (Mr Clarinet) won the 9th SNCF Prix du Polar in 2009.

Stone is married and lives with his family in London, England. He is a relative to the German-Haitian Rapper Frederik Torch Hahn.

Stone also works as an assistant boxing trainer in East London.