John Connolly is an internationally acclaimed author.  His debut Every Dead Thing swiftly launched him into the front rank of thriller writers and his subsequest books have all been intenational bestsellers.  In 2006 John wrote The Book of Lost Things which told the story of Boyhood, loss and coming of age.   This September sees the publication of The Gates which is destined to be another runaway sucess appealing to both young adults and their parents alike.