Why Theodore Andrew

T.A. Smith, Theodore Andrew, author names under Amazon Books.

Readers who have followed my Mystery in Dark Island series have asked why the Christian Thrillers have a different pen name.

I take the responsibility of parents trust in the Christian Action Adventure books for boys very seriously. When they see the pen name T. A. Smith, they can be assured it is safe and a fun read.

The books always are labeled with what age group they are appropriate for.
Mystery of the Puzzle Bones and the subsequent books, Mystery of the Running Shadow and Mystery at Lizard Lake are for boys 8-12.
However adults have really enjoyed the Puzzle Bones book as can be seen in the reviews on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Puzzle-Bones-Boardunders-club/dp/0615568580

This is such a difficult age group, to find books that boys will actually read, is why I am very careful to make sure parents can trust the content.





 The Mystery in Dark Island seven book series is for  ages 14-21.
This has issues teenage young men are dealing with and is carefully labeled so parents know the content is for a more adult audience.
Amazon Reviews

And the books are always labeled as Christian. Which simply means there will always be a Christian character in the book who is not afraid to share their relationship with Jesus.  However - a key in all the books is that there are Christian and non-Christian characters arguing their points of view, just like real life, so the reader can think about the questions and comments for themselves.

So all of those books are under the pen name T.A. Smith
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When I was asked to write a Christian Thriller, I was concerned that these more adult content books could accidently end up in an 8 year olds hands, because the parent didn't read the cover page. So to distinguish them, I decided to use my first and middle name...this is the name my mother used, "Theodore Andrew!" when she was trying to get my attention.
I distinctly remember being in the tree photo above and being called "THEODORE ANDREW".
So it is fun way for me to make sure the reader understands, when the authorship is under this pen name, it's a Christian Thriller.
 Hope that helps the confusion.