Christopher Hyde

Christopher Hyde is one of the popular Canadian authors, who likes to write a thriller and mystery novels. He is particularly famous for creating the characters of John Holliday and Finn Ryan. In addition to the thriller novel series, author Hyde has also written several standalone books in his career. Sometimes, he writes his books by using pseudonyms. The common pen names used by him include Paul Christopher and A.J. Holt. Author Hyde started his writing career in the year 1979 with the publication of his debut book titled The Wave. Since then, he has gone on to write numerous successful and popular books. Along with being an award winning author, Hyde has also worked as an editor, TV interviewer, and researcher. While working as a television interviewer, he specialized in environment, technology, and intelligence. Author Hyde was born on May 26, 1949, in Ottawa, Canada. His father was Laurence, who was a producer, illustrator, and author; while his mother was Bettye Marguerite, who worked as a child psychologist. Author Hyde married a woman named Mariea Sparks in 1975. They have two children named Noah Stevenson and Chelsea Orieanna. In his free time, author Hyde likes to travel, read, and visit clubs. Hyde formed a team with his brother named Anthony Hyde and wrote a novel under the joint pseudonym of Nicholas Chase. Author Hyde is considered to be a successful novelist from Canada. Before becoming a full time author, he used to work for a few media outlets. The first novel that Hyde wrote in his writing career depicts the story that revolves around the world’s largest dam’s failure. The story also shows the elements of human greed and failure. John Holliday is one of the well known protagonists that author Hyde created. He is depicted as a Lieutenant Colonel and features in a number of historical thriller novels.