Following his discharge from the Air Force where he served as a fighter pilot, Patrick Lennon began a twenty-year career as a Hospital CEO. Writing part-time, he had a number of short stories published. He quit his day job, moved to the Florida Keys and began writing seriously. "Tony" is his 8th novel. His novel "Paradise Lost" was accepted by the Pulitzer Prize Board. He had a play selected by the Key West Theatre Festival, and is a former member of the Dramatists Guild in New York, past President of the Key West Writers Guild and current President of the Treasure Coast Writers Guild. He and his wife, Marilyn, live on the Treasure Coast.