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ABOUT RIDLEY 
Ridley Pearson is the #1 nationally bestselling author of more than 25 crime fiction novels that have been translated into 22 languages in 70 countries.
His crime/suspense novels are known for memorable characters, crisp plotting and detailed research, and strive to be good old page-turners. Ridley has named this literary category: "aerobic fiction," adding, "You lose weight while reading!*" Research conducted for his novel, Undercurrents (1988), helped police solve a real-life homicide. At the request of authorities, Ridley has, on several occasions, contributed to active police task force investigations on both the city and federal level. His novel, The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer, was adapted for ABC TV as a two hour movie (2003). Ridley has written television documentaries, including Alcoholics Anonymous, for the A&E network. In 1990, Ridley was the first American to serve as the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellow in Detective Fiction at Oxford University, England. In 2008-2009 Ridley served as a visiting professor in the College of International Language and Literature at Fudan University, Shanghai, China where he taught Mythic Three Act Structure in Contemporary Fiction. He lives in St Louis, MO with his wife Marcelle, and their two daughters. *consult your physician  |
          
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