Hal Ross is an international toy industry tycoon who contributed to the distribution success of products such as Slinky, Etch-A-Sketch and helped launch one of the most successful games of all time - Jenga. "The Deadliest Game" is his inaugural thriller novel into mainstream publishing. He is also the author of "The Doll Brokers", to be released in 2014 and is working on his third novel. The author lives in Toronto.