Richard Houston
1721 – 1775
Richard Houston is a mystery author from Missouri best known for his “Books to Die For” series. Houston started as a roofer and carpenter which he did for more than two decades even as he went to college. He graduated with a bachelor’s in mathematics and spent more than twenty-five years working at the Johnson Space Center and the Space Shuttle at Vandenberg AFB as a software engineer. He then founded his company Mind SofTools that developed software for the biggest companies in America. In 200,7 he moved to Warsaw, Missouri after early retirement. He got a home just next to the lake since he wanted a view one could die for. He now lives with his wife and their grandchild alongside their dogs. He spends much of his time writing his novels.