John Thompson

John Thompson writes award-winning books for both adults and children. His first Middle Grade mystery, THE GIRL FROM FELONY BAY was a Junior Library Guild Selection and was named Best Children’s Book 2014 by the Southern Independent Booksellers. It was also a Finalist for the Black-Eyed Susan Award and the Maine State Student Book Award. The sequel, DISAPPEARANCE AT HANGMAN’S BLUFF, is also a Junior Library Guild Selection.

His adult thriller ARMAGEDDON CONSPIRACY was a Finalist for Best Fiction by the Southern Independent Booksellers and won the IPPY for Best Thriller of the Year.

He spent 25 years as an investment banker before becoming a full time novelist. He now lives with his wife and daughter, his Boykin Spaniel, Lulu, and his Jack Russell, Mr. Bean, and divides his time between Charleston, SC, and a mountain home in Blooming Grove, PA.