Born in Pasadena, California, John Saul attended college in California, Montana, and Ohio but never obtained a degree. His debut hit, Suffer the Children, was the first in a long line of bestsellers that have been published worldwide. His novel Cry for the Strangers was made into a TV movie, and he has written several one-act plays that have been produced in Los Angeles and Seattle. A winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Northwest Writers Conference, John is actively involved in the development of other writers. He splits his time between Seattle and Hawaii, where he enjoys golf, bridge, and cooking.