Thomas Reilly is a retired biotechnology scientist and executive who holds a doctoral degree in microbiology. He is the author of numerous essays and articles on science and technology. CHASING TIME, his first novel, is a gripping medical suspense story with a touch of magical realism that captures many elements of the drug research and development processes. HIs second book in the Janus key Series, TRIAL AND REDEMPTION, continues the saga of a time-bending key and its effect on twenty-first-century characters. He lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife Linda.