凱特•湯普森，愛爾蘭傳統音樂錶演文學碩士，非凡的故事講述者，具有獨特想象力的作傢。喜歡賽馬、旅行和小提琴。憑藉《尋找時間的人》成為唯一一個四度獲得愛爾蘭國傢級文學奬——比斯托奬的作者。已齣版《煉金術師的學徒》《誘騙者》等作品。

Who knows where the time goes? There never seems to be enough time in Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter. When J.J.'s mother says that what she really wants for her birthday is more time in her day, J.J. decides to find her some. But how can he find time for her, when he barely has enough time to keep up with school and his music? And where will he get time to find out if the shocking rumor is true--that his great-grandfather was a murderer? It seems as though J.J.'s given himself an impossible task. But then a neighbor reveals a secret to him--there is a place where time stands still. J.J. realizes he's the only person who can make the journey, but to do so he'll have to vanish from his own life. And when J.J. disappears from the village, enter the new policeman. . . .