Kieran Shields grew up in Portland, Maine. He graduated from Dartmouth College and the University of Maine School of Law. He continues to reside along the coast of Maine with his wife and two children. His first novel, THE TRUTH OF ALL THINGS, is arriving in March 2012. He is currently working on a sequel to this, titled A STUDY IN REVENGE, which is scheduled to deliver in January 2013. Sean Desmond at Crown will publish this title as well.