Tom Cutler is the son of a sex therapist and a sometime Dominican friar. He began his career with numerous false starts, as a teacher, set designer, speechwriter, printer, wine waiter, Office drone, and radio reporter, before settling down in book and magazine publishing. After building up extensive scar tissue he finally threw caution to the wind and launched himself as a humorous writer upon a reading public that had done nothing to hurt him.Tom's books cover a variety of subjects, including language, sex, and music. Among his several international bestsellers are, A Gentleman's Bedside Book and the Amazon number-one blockbuster 211 Things A Bright Boy Can Do. His work has been translated into more languages than you can shake a stick at. Tom has written for the Huffington Post and also for the British press including the Guardian, Mail, Telegraph, and BBC.He is a practicing magician and member of the London Magic Circle, as well as a detective story fan and longstanding Sherlock Holmes aficionado. His latest book, The Pilot Who Wore a Dress and Other Dastardly Lateral Thinking Mysteries, was published in hardback in 2015 and is now available in paperback.Tom lives at the seaside, where he enjoys kicking pebbles.