Born: 1953 in Laurel, Mississippi
He grew up in Mississippi
He received his degree from the University of Florida in 1976
In the 1980s he moved to Orlando, Florida where he helped develop ad campaign for banks, hospitals, and restaurants, before coming to Atlanta
His books are focused in the 1950s and 1960s time scheme
One of his books called, Safe at Home, was set in the south in the 1950s
Currenly he lives and writes in Dunwoody