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Iain Lawrence


Iain Lawrence was born in Ontario, Canada. A former journalist, he now writes full time. In addition to his magazine and newspaper articles, he is the author of the bestselling High Seas Trilogy: The Wreckers (an Edgar Allen Poe Award Nominee), The Smugglers, and The Buccaneers, as well as the young adult novel Ghost Boy.

An avid sailor who enjoys building ships in bottles, Iain Lawrence spends several months every year traveling by boat with his longtime companion, Kristin, and their dog, the Skipper. They make their home on the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.