Carl Schmidt is the author of a series of the mystery/humor novel series entitled, Jesse Thorpe Mysteries. The first two books in the series are Dead Down East & A Priestly Affair. Carl resides in Sedona, Arizona, but for the first 30 years of his life he lived in eleven different US states, Newfoundland, Philippines, Japan and India. He chose Maine for the setting of his Jesse Thorpe Mystery novels because of its natural beauty and her colorful personalities. Carl studied mathematics and physics in both Denver and Brown Universities.