A former advertising copywriter and television executive, Robb Cadigan lives with his wife and two children in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Before becoming a full-time writer, Cadigan shucked oysters, drove a forklift, waited tables, sold clothes, edited TV GUIDE, and wrote advertisements for products as diverse as shoes, watches, and vacuum cleaners. For thirteen years, he was a marketing and television executive for QVC and helped develop the retailer into the world’s most profitable TV channel. Cadigan holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Bucknell University. His well-received short story “Baptism” appeared in the popular CHESTER COUNTY FICTION anthology. PHOENIXVILLE RISING is his first novel.