Background
Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut, grew up in East Hartford, and has lived in Connecticut most of his life.
Roy was born in Hartford, Connecticut, grew up in East Hartford, and has lived in Connecticut most of his life.
He is best known for the series A to Z Mysteries (from 1997) and Capital Mysteries (from 2001). A new series, the Calendar Mysteries, is designed for first and second graders. He was a fourth grade teacher until he sold his first book in 1978.
Since then he has been a full-time writer
His first several books were unpaged picture books