Tom Taylor is the author of four previous novels, Snare of the Fowler, Of Wrath and Praise, The Sin Bearer, and None Among the Gods. He served in the Virginia Air National Guard. Retired from the Norfolk Southern Railway Corporate Accounting Department, he enjoys writing and sailing, and serves as treasurer of the local chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Roanoke, Virginia. They have two children and six grandchildren.