About this Author
 

Thomas Thorpe writes in
nineteenth century genre, but
has a background in space
exploration. Tom avidly read
science fiction during the dawn
era of space exploration, and,
after graduating from the
University of California at Los
Angeles, worked at Eastman
Kodak (Lunar Orbiter), the
Manned Spacecraft Center and
Lowell observatory before
landing at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena,
California. There, he
experienced defining moments
of the Mariner, Viking and
Surveyor Mars expeditions.
Subsequently, he managed the
Mars Global Surveyor Project
through most of its ten-year
operations and has published
journal articles on the topic of
Mars photometry.

During these missions, be began
writing historical fiction
concerning the adventures of
the Darmon family and mysteries
set worldwide within the first
half of the nineteenth century.
This was a turbulent time
wherein many countries
struggled with self-government,
having just emerged from
colonialism or repressive
monarchies. In America, Greece,
Brazil, Canada, France, Russia
and India tensions flared
between royal traditionalists and
young radicals who tried to free
their population from the
repression of greedy landowners.
As a result, conspiracies
abounded within governments
and murders were common.

Mr. Thorpe has published five
historical mystery thrillers in the
Darmon Mystery series. Book Six:
Desperate Crossing, is in press at
Black Rose Writing.

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