Ridley Pearson is the author of more than fifty novels, including the
New York Times bestseller
Killer Weekend; the Lou Boldt crime series; and many books for young readers, including the award-winning children's novels
Peter and the Starcatchers,
Peter and the Shadow Thieves, and
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon, which he cowrote with Dave Barry. Pearson lives with his wife and two daughters, dividing their time between Missouri and Idaho.
Also writes Chris Klick mysteries as
Wendell McCall.