Philip Anthony Quinet grew up in Vincennes, Indiana and currently resides in Carmel, Indiana. He has worked as a dairy farm hand, construction worker, glass cutter, was in the United States Marine Corp Reserve Air Wing, attended college, became an insurance executive and retired at age 45. Quinet currently invests in equities and enjoys writing, flying his airplanes, riding horses, playing golf and managing his estate. Redbone is his first published novel and he has two forthcoming books.