Carl Schmidt is a freelance writer living in Sedona, Arizona. He is a graduate of the University of Denver with a degree in mathematics and physics.  As a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, he did graduate work at Brown University. He lived and traveled widely throughout Asia for seven years, including two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines and five years in Japan, where he taught English.

 Carl has spent dozens of summers in Maine, on lakes and in the woods.  He chose it as the setting for his novels because he loves its rugged natural beauty and the charming idiosyncrasies of Mainers.  He has also written and recorded three musical albums.  This, along with his formal education, helped mold the persona and voice of Jesse Thorpe, the narrator of his mystery novels, and endowed him with both a creative eye for detail and a sense of humor.