Richard Smiraldi holds a degree in English Literature from The King's college. He is a member of the prestigious private social club, Salmagundi in New York City and held a post on the entertainment committee (1993-1995) during his Junior member years, which allowed him to visit practically every private social club in Manhattan from which many of the details in this novel are gleaned. He published mystery novel, ‘Seven Murders In Sussex’, in April 2011. His readership is over 700,000 worldwide.