Ridley Pearson

Novelist

Birthday March 13, 1953

Birth Sign Pisces

Birthplace Glen Cove, NY

Age 71 years old

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About

American author of suspense and thriller novels, as well as children's adventure books. He is best known for his Peter and the Starcatchers series, as well as for works such as The Risk Agent and Killer Summer.

Before Fame

He studied at both the University of Kansas and Brown University. He published his first novel, Never Look Back, in 1985.

Trivia

He became the first American to receive the Raymond Chandler-Fulbright Fellowship.

Family Life

He and his wife, Marcelle, settled in St. Louis, Missouri with their daughters, Storey and Paige.

Associated With

He and his longtime friend, Dave Barry, were co-authors of the Peter and the Starcatchers and Never Land series.