Thomas Conway has worked as a writer, editor, and publisher in London, New York, and Saint Louis, focusing on business communications and training. "Hidden Evil" is his first novel. He has also worked as an academic administrator at two universities, first as Dean of Students at Webster University and then as co-founder and Director of the Olin Partners' Program (now known as Olin Open Enrollment Executive Education) at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. He and his wife Jeanne live in Saint Louis and have three grown children: Adam, Julie, and Suzanne.