Ryne Douglas Pearson

Ryne Douglas Pearson is an American author. He is best known for his Art Jefferson novel series, including Simple Simon, which adapted to the 1998 film Mercury Rising starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. He also co-wrote the screenplay and story for the 2009 film Knowing starring Nicolas Cage.

His YouTube channel "Cooking With Ry" focuses on outdoor cooking, grilling, and barbecue.

Works

Novels

Art Jefferson series: Cloudburst, AKA Thunder One (1993) October's Ghost (1995) Capitol Punishment (1995) Simple Simon (1996) Simon Sees (2018)

Top Ten (1999) Confessions (2010) All for One (2010) The Donzerly Light (2010) District One series: Cop Killer (2013)

Short story collections

Dark and Darker (2010). Contains 4 short stories: "Beholder" "Creation" "The Key" "Shark"

Short stories

Uncollected short stories. "Get A Good Tree Or Die Trying" (2011)

Nonfiction

Do Not Call...or Else (2013)

Films

Mercury Rising (1998), based on the 1996 novel Simple Simon Knowing (2009), screenplay, story, co-producer