William P. Kennedy is a New York Times best-selling author of nine novels in his own name, seven under the pseudonym, Diana Diamond, and one under the pseudonym Mark Munro.Kennedy began writing in High School for the Xavier Magazine, and then studied history and economics at Holy Cross College. After military service as a Naval Officer, he earned advanced degrees from New York University and became a business journalist, covering the computer, telecommunications, and electric power industries. This led to his founding TCI,an advertising agency for high-technology markets. He and his wife, Dorothy McNally, have 5 adult children and 14 grandchildren. They live on Florida's Gulf Coast. Show less «