Tom Philbin (1934โ2014) was born in the Bronx to an Irish American family. Throughout his life, he had a variety of jobs, mostly related to the publishing world, and went on to author more than seventy books, including true crime, nonfiction, crime novels, and home-repair books. He has also published many articles for magazines, including Readerโs Digest, Family Circle, and Womanโs Day. He has appeared on and has written for television and movies as well.