The author is a retired mathematician and information technologist who also is a lifelong Bible scholar. Tom is very happily married to his wife, DeAnne. They have three adult children and two gran...view moreThe author is a retired mathematician and information technologist who also is a lifelong Bible scholar. Tom is very happily married to his wife, DeAnne. They have three adult children and two grandchildren. Tom is a combat veteran of the Vietnam War as a United States Marine. He lives in Austin, Texas, and enjoys playing finger-style guitar and clawhammer banjo. Tom regularly teaches classes about the Bible at his Lutheran congregation, where he also sings and plays worship music every week. This is his first novel.view less