Michael Thompson

Michael Hicks Thompson is an award-winning author from Yazoo County, Mississippi, who grew up in a small town and later founded a successful advertising agency in Memphis, Thompson & Company, which he sold in 2011. After pursuing novel writing as a hobby, he established Shepherd King Publishing and has authored six novels, including the award-winning murder mysteries *The Rector* and *The Actress*, as well as *DAVID: The Illustrated Novel* graphic novels and his latest *Clouds Above*. A devout Christian married for over 52 years with three sons and six grandchildren, he remains active in business as Board Chairman of a manufacturing company.