Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947, and now resides in Southern California with his family. Over the years, he worked various mundane jobs to support his family. After getting his BA from Cornell University and his PhD in English Literature from the University of Rochester, he felt he was ready to tackle writing. His first novel, The Butcher's Boy, received the 1983 Edgar Award. Perry had found his niche in life. He still enjoys writing and has said that writing is "enormous fun. It's all fun. Writing is terrific." This attitude makes for the excellent writer that Perry has always been.
Perry's popular series that features protagonist Jane Whitefield was successful, but he lost interest after writing the fifth, Fidelity. He wanted to write single books because he was mulling over great ideas, so he promised the fans of Jane Whitefield that he would write the sixth book in 2009. Another of his gut-wrenching books, Dead Aim, is about a group of psychopaths who have learned how to hunt and kill human beings. Perry's usual attention to detail and subtlety is woven throughout the pages.
After completing many novels, Thomas Perry doesn't think his next will be easy. But as long as mystery novel ideas bounce back and forth in his head and lead him along, Thomas Perry will be enjoying himself while writing his stories, and readers will be very grateful.
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