Ridley Pearson

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Ridley Pearson in 2007

Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York, is an American writer. Pearson writes mostly suspense and thrillers. His books include Undercurrents (1988), The Angel Maker (1993), No Witnesses (1994), Chain of Evidence (1995), Beyond Recognition (1997), and The Body of David Hayes (2004). Pearson became the first American to receive the Raymond Chandler-Fulbright Fellowship at Oxford University in 1991. Many of his stories are set in the neighborhoods in and around Seattle, Washington, many featuring the Seattle Police detective Lou Boldt and forensic psychologist Daphne Mathews.

After his daughter asked him how Peter Pan met Captain Hook, Pearson teamed up with his long-time friend Dave Barry to co-author a prequel to Peter Pan, Peter and the Starcatchers which is published in the US by Disney and by Walker Books in the UK. A further prequel, Peter and the Shadow Thieves is now available. Also in his newest addition (2007) Pearson and Barry made Peter and the Secret of Rundoon. Pearson has since been employed again by Disney to author a novel set inside the Magic Kingdom theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Named The Kingdom Keepers, it features Disney characters coming to life and Walt Disney leaving clues for the secrets of the park.

He is also the author of The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red—adapted as the film The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003)—and three mysteries featuring Chris Klick, under the pseudonyms of Joyce Reardon, Ph.D., and Wendell McCall, respectively.

He was raised by his parents, Robert and Betsy Pearson, in Riverside Connecticut along with his siblings Bradley and Wendy, and currently lives in Kirkwood, Missouri, with his wife, Marcelle, and their two daughters, Paige and Storey. Ridley was educated at the Pomfret School, The University Of Kansas, and Brown University.

He also plays bass guitar and sings for the Rock Bottom Remainders a band made up of published authors.

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(2008) The Kingdom Keepers: Disney At Dawn New York: Disney Editions
(2008) Steel Trap: The Challenge New York: Disney Editions
(2005) The Kingdom Keepers: Disney After Dark. New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-5444-8.
(2005) Cut and Run. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6726-4.
(2004) The Body of David Hayes. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6725-6.
Barry, Dave; and Ridley Pearson (2004). Peter and the Starcatchers, illus. Greg Call, New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-5445-6.
(2002) The Art of Deception. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6724-8.
(2001) Parallel Lies. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6564-4.
(2000) Middle of Nowhere. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6563-6.
(1999) The First Victim. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6440-0.
(1998) The Pied Piper. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6300-5.
(1997) Beyond Recognition. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6240-8.
(1995) Chain of Evidence. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6172-X.
(1994) No Witnesses. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 0-7868-6066-9.
(1993) The Angel Maker. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-385-30139-1.
(1992) Hard Fall. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 0-385-30138-3.
(1990) Probable Cause. New York: St Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-03914-X.
(1988) Undercurrents. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-01841-X.
(1987) The Seizing of Yankee Green Mall. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-00703-5. (later republished as Hidden Charges)
(1986) Blood of the Albatross. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-08448-X.
(1985) Never Look Back. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-56475-9.