Douglas Preston

About the Author

Douglas Preston is an American journalist and author best known for writing crime/investigative thrillers. Preston is a native of Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he lived for much of his childhood in the quiet suburb of Wellesley. He would attend several public schools where the threat of expulsion for the headstrong child was always looming but he finally graduated from the Cambridge School of Weston. Due to his stubborn and curious nature, he had fought several times with his brother Richard and lost his two front teeth before losing a fingertip to a bike. His brother would go on to write “The Cobra Event” and “The Hot Zone, which better explain what it was like growing up with Douglas Preston. The two brothers would often roam the quiet streets of their small suburb and terrorize the re. Douglas Preston is the author of over 55 books across 9 series. Their most famous work is the Publication Order of Pendergast Books series, which has garnered millions of readers worldwide. With such a prolific career, Douglas Preston has established themselves as one of the most influential authors in contemporary fiction.