M.D. Thomas grew up in the middle of nowhere Louisiana, a locale that let him spend most of his free time reading. When that got old he left, eventually earning a Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Virginia. He ditched a career in science soon after, became a stay-at-home dad, and settled in Tidewater Virginia, where he's been writing ever since. Last Wish, Book 1 of The Linh Davies Series, is his first published work, soon to be followed by the standalone novel The Butterfly Tattoo.