Keith Donnelly

Keith Donnelly grew up in East Tennessee. A graduate of Science Hill High School in Johnson City, he attended East Tennessee State University, earning a B.S. in economics. Soon after graduation, he found himself in the world of publishing as a book manufacturing sales representative in New York City. Now retired, Donnelly and his wife, Tessa, live in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Three Deadly Drops is the fourth installment in the Donald Youngblood Mystery series, following Three Deuces Down, Three Days Dead, and Three Devils Dancing. Donnelly is currently working on a fifth Donald Youngblood mystery.

The father of four children who have all left the nest, Keith lives with his wife Tessa in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.