Ryan Jennings Peterson stumbled upon the joy of reading and writing at an early age. His first book he created in grade school: A collection of original Christmas stories and illustrations put to paper and given as a holiday gift to his grandparents. In the summer of 2011, Ryan completed his debut novel, On the Ladder of Humanity, a detective thriller following his heroine, Jolene Hartley, into the twist and turn world of murder. Ryan’s second novel, On the Edge of Greed, was completed just months later, with a third untitled novel in the works.