Jay Richardson spent most of his time running the Appalachian Trail in the North Eastern United States and reading books as a teen, before video games of course! An avid outdoorsman, playing football, basketball, and baseball, he developed an immediate interest in reading Mystery Stories and Science Fiction Stories at an early age. The Mystery of Crystal Ridge is his first book, and is based on many real life experiences as a youth. He still resides in the Northeast with his wife and son. His interests have grown to collecting baseball cards, record albums, and of course video games. Currently he is working on another Mystery Novel in the Meadow Lake series and a Science Fiction short story.