Phoef Sutton was born in Washington , DC. He attended James Madison University, where he acted in and wrote plays until they threw him out. He works in television where he has won two Emmys and a Golden Globe for the classic NBC show Cheers and a Peabody Award for ABC’s Boston Legal. Sutton lives in South Pasadena with his wife and two daughters. Reborn is his second Dead Man novel, following The Midnight Special. He’s also the author of the thriller Fifteen Minutes to Live.