Lincoln Child

Lincoln Child, born October 13, 1957, in Westport, Connecticut, is an American author renowned for his techno-thriller and horror novels, particularly his collaborations with Douglas Preston on the bestselling Agent Pendergast series starting with Relic in 1995. A former editor at St. Martin's Press, he edited acclaimed ghost story anthologies like Dark Company and Dark Banquet before launching his solo career with Utopia in 2003. Child holds a B.A. in English from Carleton College and resides in New Jersey with his wife and daughter.