Syntell Smith was born and raised in Washington Heights, Upper Manhattan in New York City and is author of the award-winning Call Numbers series. He began writing while blogging his hectic everyday life experiences in 2004. After gaining an audience with a following of dedicated readers, he studied scripts and plays and got into screenwriting. He loves comic books, video games, and watching reruns of Law and Order. Syntell is active on Facebook. Tumblr & Twitter, and currently lives in Michigan.