Ed Perratore’s career in writing and editing spans four decades. His professional beats have been technology, property care and outdoor power equipment at Consumer Reports, PC Magazineand other publications, and he’s contributed to Reader’s Digest,Newsweek, the Newark Star-Ledger, Byte and Computer Shopper. He also has a humor blog (currently on hiatus) calledThe Fog Bell.

When the author isn’t writing, he likes to hike, which inspired his nonfiction work One Man’s Journey: A Walk on the Croton Aqueduct Trail. What’s more, he has written two horror novels: Hindred Spirits and The Coven Tree. He enjoys taking photos, fishing and spending time with Elena, his wife of nearly 40 years, and his family, which now includes two grandsons.