Otto Penzler, who graduated from the University of Michigan, wrote 101 Greatest Movies of Mystery and Suspense (2000). For the New York Sun, he wrote “The Crime Scene,” a popular weekly mystery fiction column that ran for several years. He has worked with several outstanding authors including Elmore Leonard, Nelson DeMille, Joyce Carol Oates, Sue Grafton, Mary Higgins Clark, Robert Crais, Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke and Thomas H. Cook. Located in Tribeca, The Mysterious Bookshop is one of the oldest and largest mystery specialist bookstores in America.
Kim Perell is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and author of two bestselling business books. She’s a business leader, motivational speaker, and storyteller. Kim started her first company from her kitchen table when she was 23, grew it to become a $100 million dollar company and sold her last company for $235 million. A great believer in paying it forward, Kim loves to help aspiring entrepreneurs achieve success and is an investor in more than 100 companies. Kim has received numerous accolades including Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, AdAge’s Marketing Technology Trailblazers, Adweek’s Women Trailblazers, and Entrepreneur of the Year by the National Association of Female Executives. Kim lives with her husband in Miami Beach and has two sets of twins.
Hudson Perigo is a writer/editor living in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with physicians, educators, scientists, and business leaders on more than 30 books.
Loni Peristere was born in Natick, Mass. He graduated from UMASS Boston, then went to work for Joss Whedon as visual effects supervisor on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Angel,” “Firefly” and “Serenity.” Loni co-founded the multi-award winning visual effects company Zoic Studios. He has won an Emmy, two VES awards, a Clio, a London International Advertising Award and a Gold Pencil. Loni recently turned his focus back to writing and is currently developing several projects.
Lori Perkins is a founder and former editorial director of erotica e-publisher Ravenous Romance, and has been a literary agent for 20 years. She is the author of The Insider’s Guide to Getting an Agent (Writers Digest Books), and has edited 20 erotica anthologies and more than 100 erotic novels, as well as published erotica under a pseudonym.
Kayla Perrin lives in Southwestern Ontario. She has a B.A. in English and sociology and a B.Ed, having entertained the idea of becoming a teacher—but she always knew she wanted to be a writer. Teachers were being laid off in Toronto when Kayla graduated, so she pursued her first love of writing. She now has 26 published titles to her credit, including romance, mainstream and children’s fiction. She is a USA Today bestselling author and has won several awards, including twice winning a spot on the Romance Writers of America “Top Ten Favorite Books of the Year” list, a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and an Arts Acclaim Award from the city of Brampton. Kayla’s novel Sweet Honesty was optioned for a movie of the week.
Nico Perrino is the executive vice president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) and the creator and host of So to Speak: The Free Speech Podcast. His writing has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, Politico, The Boston Globe, and The Guardian, and he is a frequent television, radio, and podcast commentator. In 2020, he codirected and produced Mighty Ira, the award-winning documentary chronicling the life and legacy of former ACLU executive director Ira Glasser. Nico lives outside of Washington, DC, with his wife, three sons, and Golden Irish dog, Kilroy.
Anne Perry is the bestselling author of several historical detective series, including the Thomas Pitt series and the William and Hester Monk series. She has also written two fantasies, Tathea and Come Armageddon. Visit Anne on the Web at www.anneperry.net.
William J. Perry served as Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering in the Carter administration, and then as Secretary of Defense in the Clinton administration, and has advised presidents all through the Obama administration. He oversaw the development of major nuclear weapons systems, such as the MX missile, the Trident submarine and the Stealth Bomber. His new “offset strategy” ushered in the age of stealth, smart weapons, GPS, and technologies that changed the face of modern warfare. His vision now, as founder of the William J. Perry Project, is a world free from nuclear weapons.
Books by William J. Perry
CJ Perry is a storyteller, performer, actress, producer, and former WWE Superstar known to millions around the world as Lana. Throughout her career, she has built characters, shaped moments, and understood the power of story—not just as entertainment, but as a way to reveal who we are when the lights are brightest and the path is steepest.
From sold-out arenas to film sets, from reality television to live performance, CJ has always used narrative to guide her way. Whether portraying a larger-than-life persona in WWE or creating work behind the scenes, she brings a sharp instinct for drama, reinvention, vulnerability, and survival.
This book is the next evolution of that voice. On the page, CJ expands the world she has spent years creating—one filled with ambition, heartbreak, glamour, danger, and the relentless pursuit of becoming exactly who you were never supposed to be.
In Pursuit of Spenser
