John Anthony Miller was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a father of English ancestry and a second-generation Italian mother. Motivated by a life-long love of travel and history, he normally sets his novels in exotic locations during eras of global conflict. Characters must cope and combat, overcoming their own weaknesses as well as the external influences spawned by tumultuous times. He's the author of the historical thrillers, To Parts Unknown, In Satan's Shadow, When Darkness Comes, All the King's Soldiers, and For Those Who Dare, as well as the historical mysteries, Honour the Dead and Sinner, Saint or Serpent, a jazz age murder mystery set in New Orleans. He lives in southern New Jersey with his family.