Terrence Lore Smith was born in Freeport, Illinois. He worked as a courier for the Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado. He died in a traffic accident. He was the son of crime writer Charles Merrill Smith. He is the creator of:
1. 'Webster Daniels', a jewel thief.
2. 'Leo Roi', an attorney and investigator in Chicago Illinois (under the pseudonym 'Phillips Lore').