Andrew Pyper, novelist who wrote best-selling thrillers, dead at 56 WSOC TV [Video]

Canadian novelist Andrew Pyper, whose thrillers included “Lost Girls” and “The Demonologist,” died Jan. 3 of cancer, his family confirmed. He was 56.

According to his obituary, Pyper spent his final moments with his wife of 20 years, Heidi, and his children, Maude and Ford.

“Andrew was not done living, writing, raising his children or loving his wife but accepted his illness with tremendous courage and grace,” the obituary stated.

According to his website, Pyper was born in Stratford, Ontario, in 1968. He received a bachelor’s degree and master’s in English literature from McGill University and earned a law degree from the University of Toronto.