Dubbed, "the father of the drone thriller," by his fans, the middle child of five, Brett Duncan Arquette was born in 1960 in Florida. Brett was anointed with his mother's pen name "Duncan", given to him by Mystery Writer's of America Grand Master award winner, author Lois Duncan. During her career, his mother Lois has written over 32 best selling young adult books, some of which have been made into movies, including the movie "I Know What You Did Last Summer" and "Hotel for Dogs". Brett was raised in New Mexico and moved to Florida on his 30th birthday. Arquette spent most his career working as the Chief Technology Officer for one of the largest Circuit Court Systems in Florida. In 2002, Computerworld Magazine selected Arquette as one of the "Premier 100 IT Leaders" in the world, describing him as a "visionary" in reference to the cutting-edge technology. His books are peppered with technology acquired from his vast experience in advanced computers and audio/video systems. Arquette is also the Editor in Chief of the Court Technology Forum, Contributing Editor for eWeek Magazine, columnist for ComputerWorld and SmartComputing magazines, all of which has helped to create a loyal fan base and lots of traffic on his website. Writing on the weekends, Arquette's first book, "Deadly Perversions", was published in 2002. His additional titles are "Seeing Red", "Tweaked", "The Pandemic Diary" and "Soundman for a B-Band". He is proofing his new adventure into Young Adult writing with a series of "HAIL" books with the first one called "Operation Hail Storm". Mr. Arquette's primary aspirations are to quit the 9 to 5 grind and become a best-selling author, following in his famous mother's footsteps. Mr. Arquette currently resides in the Sunshine State with his wife and three children.
