Alfred AcornBIO: Born Alfred Denny, I grew up in the docklands of Merseyside, in the green fields of Ireland, and on a dairy farm in South Chelmsford, Massachusetts. I graduated from Harvard and have worked as a journalist, teacher, travel director (of the Harvad Museum of Natural History), and safari guide, among other things. Starting with Houghton Mifflin's publication of THE PULL OF THE EARTH in 1985, I have published 14 novels to date. For a profile on the MURDER IN THE MUSEUM OF MAN series, click on http: //harvardmagazine.com/2010/07/curating-murders. Read More Read Less