About the Author

Edward L. Jones III has been an award-winning writer in two different fields: the Mad Men world of advertising and the (slightly) saner world of higher education.

During his ad career, Ed won more than 350 local, regional, national, and international awards, including two first-place Clio statues. His copywriting work has been featured in several college textbooks.

In his spare time away from advertising, Ed served as a community columnist for the Charlotte Observer. One of Ed’s most well-received columns was about the David Crespi case.

Between 2007 and 2018, Ed was the editor-in-chief and lead feature writer for three different college alumni magazines: Crossroads (Belmont Abbey College), Averett Magazine (Averett University), and Salem College Magazine. Over the course of his two careers, Ed has interviewed Templeton Prize winner Michael Novak, Hall of Fame broadcaster Dick Enberg, singer/songwriter Marshall Chapman, New York Times bestselling author Mary Davis Holt, golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Peggy Kirk Bell, and tennis Hall of Famer Cliff Drysdale.

Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder is Ed’s first book.