Ridley Pearson is an Edgar nominee, a Fulbright Fellow, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 award-winning suspense and young adult adventure novels. Ridley's middle grade series include Kingdom Keepers, Steel Trapp, and Lock and Key. His first original graphic novel, Super Sons: The PolarShield Project, was published as the launch title for DC Zoom. He lives and writes in the Northern Rockies along with his wife, Marcelle.

Photo credit: Liz Banfield