Spenser (born May 1, 1953) is an American author and radio host now based in Godalming, UK.
Spenser's radio style is recognizable for his love of relating odd historical tidbits about the musicians he features.
The books were published by Paradise Press between 1996 and 1998, and they sold millions of copies in the United States and throughout the British Commonwealth.
Books 1, 2 and 3 in the "Shivers" series -- The Enchanted Attic, A Ghastly Shade of Green, and Ghost Writer-— were republished as e-books 2011.
He is also working on a humorous memoir about his years as an international journalist, titled "Occasionally Accurate."