Tom Sawyer Tom Sawyer is a Michigan writer. Since starting out as a 17-year-old with a weekly newspaper, he has authored the novels The Lighthouse, Fire Sale, The Sisigwad Papers, the Last Big Hit, the Dracula sequel Shadows in the Dark, the acclaimed collectio Dark Harbors, and From Paradise to Hell. He has also written a number of short stories that have been featured in various publications. A lifelong Waterford resident, he and his wife Colleen have three children. Read More Read Less