Alex Hiam grew up exploring his great grandparents' mysterious mansion in Boston's Back Bay, where Silent's magical academy is located (if you know how to find it...). He returned to the Boston area to study anthropology at Harvard, and has written numerous books including Silent Lee and the Adventure of the Side Door Key. He now resides in an antique farmhouse in the little village of Putney, Vermont with his family of tween and teen readers and his wife Deirdre. <br><br>
