A lifelong fan of Mark Twain, Jerry was an award-winning journalist at The Patriot-News in Harrisburg, Pa. After accepting a buy-out from the newpaper, he turned to writing fiction. His first novel, "Imhotep," was based on his visit to a little-known tomb in ancient Egypt. Finding an enthusiastic audience in the U.K., Canada, Australia, Europe and the United States, he continued the story of the ancient architect in three subsequent novels. In addition, he has written a traditional detective mystery with an Existential flavor and a multi-universe tale of love and a Shrödinger's-cat murder.  When not writing, he is likely to be playing tennis with his wife Deb or wandering one of the cities where their three children and their families live.