Ernest Dempsey is a fiction author from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He primarily works in the archaeological thriller subgenre of Action & Adventure thrillers.

He published his first story in 2010, but has been writing most of his life since high school, initially focusing on poems and song lyrics, the latter with his rock band Soulcrush (1999-2014).

Dempsey has published more than sixty stories in multiple languages, and his characters’ adventures have been enjoyed the world over on every continent—even Antartica.

Dempsey attended Southern Adventist University from 1995-2000, earning a Bachelors of Science in psychology, and from 2000-2003 to earn his Masters in school counseling.