While growing up, Charles E. Morgan, III fell in love with the boy mystery series books of the time. Books like Brains Benton, The Three Investigators, and the Hardy Boys. That, naturally led him to reading stories about the great consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. These books, along with the television show "Mannix," led Charles to become a licensed private investigator in 1987. He's added his love of writing to his passion for the wonder of childhood. And, along with a dash of imagination, has started to write these new Brains Benton mysteries. He has also branched out with his adult (very adult!) Gary Steel and Jessica Starr novels. Charles has three kids, a crazy dog, and lives with his wife, Caroline, in the suburbs of Washington D.C. He can be reached at slugger22153@yahoo.com