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Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York

Glen Cove is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City in Nassau County, New York, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622....
, is an American writer. Pearson has historically written suspense and thriller novels for an adult audience, but has also begun branching out by writing adventure books for children.

Literary career
Pearson's novels for adults include Undercurrents (1988), The Angel Maker (1993), No Witnesses (1994), Chain of Evidence (1995), Beyond Recognition (1997), and The Body of David Hayes (2004).






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Ridley Pearson, born on March 13, 1953 in Glen Cove, New York
Glen Cove, New York

Glen Cove is a Political subdivisions of New York State#City in Nassau County, New York, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622....
, is an American writer. Pearson has historically written suspense and thriller novels for an adult audience, but has also begun branching out by writing adventure books for children.

Literary career


Pearson's novels for adults 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
Raymond Chandler

Raymond Thornton Chandler was an United States crime fiction, who had an immense stylistic influence upon the modern private eye story, especially in the style of the writing and the attitudes now characteristic of the genre....
-Fulbright Fellowship at Oxford University in 1991. Many of his stories are set in the neighborhoods in and around Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington

Seattle is the most populous city in the US state of Washington and the Northwestern United States. The encompassing Seattle metropolitan area is the 15th largest in the United States, and the largest in the Pacific Northwest....
, many featuring the Seattle Police detective
Detective

A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators . Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, or looks into records....
 Lou Boldt and forensic psychologist Daphne Mathews.

After his daughter asked him how Peter Pan
Peter Pan

Peter Pan is a character created by Scotland novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie . A mischievous boy who can fly and magically refuses to aging, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood adventuring on the small island of Neverland as the leader of his gang the Lost Boys , interacting with Mermaid, Native_Americans_in_the_United_States, f...
 met Captain Hook
Captain Hook

File:DuMaurier.jpgCaptain James Hook is a fictional character and the antagonist of J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and its various adaptations....
, Pearson teamed up with his long-time friend humorist Dave Barry
Dave Barry

David "Dave" Barry is an United States author and columnist, who wrote a nationally Print syndication humor column for the The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005....
 to co-author Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Starcatchers

Peter and the Starcatchers is a best-selling children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2004. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book provides a backstory for the character Peter Pan, and serves as a prequel to J....
, a prequel to Peter Pan
Peter and Wendy

Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up and Peter and Wendy are the stage play and novel which tell the story of Peter Pan, a mischievous little boy who can fly, and his adventures on the island of Neverland with Wendy Darling and her brothers, the fairy Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys , the Indian princess Tiger Lily, and the pi...
, which is published in the US by Disney and by Walker Books in the UK. Pearson and Barry have produced two further prequels – Peter and the Shadow Thieves
Peter and the Shadow Thieves

Peter and the Shadow Thieves is a children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, in 2006. Written by humorist Dave Barry and novelist Ridley Pearson, the book is a sequel to their book Peter and the Starcatchers, continuing the story of the orphan Peter and his latest adventures with t...
 and Peter and the Secret of Rundoon
Peter and the Secret of Rundoon

Peter and the Secret of Rundoon is a children's novel that was published by Hyperion Books, a subsidiary of Disney, in 2007. Written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the book is an unauthorized prequel to the original Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J....
 – and have announced a fourth book called Peter and the Sword of Mercy. Never Land Books
Never Land Books

The Never Land Books or Never Land Adventures are a series of short chapter books set in Neverland, the home of Peter Pan, based on the situations and characters established in the novel Peter and the Starcatchers and its sequels....
, a series of chapter book
Chapter book

A chapter book is a story book intended for intermediate readers, generally age 7-10. Unlike picture books for younger readers, a chapter book tells the story primarily through prose, rather than pictures....
s related to the Peter Pan novels is in progress. Also for Disney, Pearson has written two novels set inside the Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom

The Magic Kingdom is a theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort. The first park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1971. The park saw an estimated 17 million visitors in 2007, making it the most visited theme park in the world....
 theme park in Orlando
Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
, Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
. Named The Kingdom Keepers]: Disney After Dark and [[The Kingdom Keepers: Disney at Dawn]], they feature 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
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life at Rose Red is a 2001 novel by Ridley Pearson published under the pseudonym Joyce Reardon, Ph.D. The book consists of Ellen Rimbauer's diary and Joyce Reardon's editiorial comments....
—adapted as the film The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (film)

The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer is a 2003 television miniseries prequel to the film Rose Red . Directed by Craig R. Baxley, the film stars Lisa Brenner as Ellen Rimbauer, Steven Brand as John Rimbauer, and Tsidii Leloka as Sukeena....
 (2003)—and three mysteries featuring Chris Klick, under the pseudonyms of Joyce Reardon, Ph.D., and Wendell McCall, respectively.

Personal life


Pearson was raised by his parents, Robert and Betsy Pearson, in Riverside Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
 along with his siblings Bradley and Wendy. He was educated at the Pomfret School
Pomfret School

Pomfret School is a highly selective independent coeducational boarding and day school located in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States for grades 9 through 12 and offers a post-graduate year....
, The University Of Kansas
University of Kansas

The University of Kansas is a public research university with campuses located in Lawrence, Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas, and Overland Park, Kansas, Kansas with the main campus being located atop Mount Oread in Lawrence....
, and Brown University
Brown University

Brown University is a private university university located in , United States and is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1764 as the College of Rhode Island, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in New England and Colonial Colleges in the United States....
. He currently lives in Shanghai, China, though his permanent residence is in Saint Louis, Missouri
Missouri

Missouri is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska....
 with his wife Marcelle, and their two daughters Paige and Storey.

He also plays bass guitar and sings for the Rock Bottom Remainders
Rock Bottom Remainders

The Rock Bottom Remainders is a rock and roll band consisting of published writers, most of them both amateur musicians and popular English-language book, magazine, and newspaper authors....
, a band of published authors.

Bibliography: for adults


Boldt / Matthews


  1. Undercurrents (1988)
  2. The Angel Maker (1993)
  3. No Witnesses (1994)
  4. Beyond Recognition (1997)
  5. The Pied Piper (1998)
  6. The First Victim (1999)
  7. Middle Of Nowhere (2000)
  8. The Art Of Deception (2002)
  9. The Body Of David Hayes (2004)


Chris Klick

as Wendell McCall
  1. Dead Aim (1988)
  2. Aim For The Heart (1990)
  3. Concerto In Dead Flat (1999)


Walt Fleming

  1. Killer Weekend (2007)
  2. Killer View (2008)
  3. Killer Summer (2009)


Other

  • (later republished as Hidden Charges)***


Bibliography: for children


Kingdom Keepers

  1. Disney After Dark (2005) - New York: Disney Editions
  2. Disney at Dawn (2008) - New York: Disney Editions
  3. Kingdom Keepers III (2009) - New York: Disney Editions


Peter Pan

  1. Peter and the Starcatchers (with Dave Barry) (2004) - New York: Disney Editions
  2. Peter and the Shadow Thieves (with Dave Barry) (2006)
  3. Peter and the Secret of Rundoon (with Dave Barry) (2007)
  4. Peter and the Sword of Mercy (with Dave Barry) (2009)


Never Land chapter books

  1. Escape From The Carnivale (with Dave Barry) (2006)
  2. Cave Of The Dark Wind (with Dave Barry) (2007)
  3. Blood Tide (with Dave Barry) (2008)


Steel Trapp

  1. The Challenge (2008) - New York: Disney Editions
  2. The Program (2010)


Other

  • Science Fair
    Science Fair (novel)

    Science Fair is a children's novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson....
     (with Dave Barry) (2008) - New York: Disney Editions
  • Disney's Peter Pan (with Dave Barry) (2009)


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