Paul Austin Ardoin is the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Fenway Stevenson Mysteries and the Murders of Substance series. He has published fiction and essays in the anthologies The Paths We Tread, 12 Shots, Bottomfish, and Sweet Fancy Moses, and articles about computer security in California Computer News and European Communications.
A California native, Paul holds a B.A. in creative writing from the University of California, Santa Barbara. When he's not writing novels or saving the world through better network security, Paul plays keyboards in a dance rock band. He lives in the Sacramento area with his wife, two teenagers, and a menagerie of animals.
