- Nominated for a Pulitzer.
- Former Los Angeles Times crime reporter.
- President of the Mystery Writers of America organization.
- Decided to become a writer after discovering the books of Raymond Chandler while attending college.
- Best-selling crime writer.
- Won the Edgar Award for the best first novel, "The Black Echo". He has since won every major mystery honor, including the Anthony and the Macavity Award for "Blood Work".
- Lives with his wife and daughter in Florida.
- He was 20 when he decided he wanted to be a writer.
- After graduation, he covered the crime beat at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale.
- Graduated from the University of Florida, where he majored in journalism and minored in creative writing.
- Editing his next novel "The Closers" for release in May 2005. (September 2004)
- Editing his next novel, "The Narrows", which will be released in May 2004. (November 2003)
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