PETER JAMES’s Sunday Times number one best-selling Detective Superintendent Roy Grace crime novels have been translated into thirty-six languages, with worldwide sales of over fourteen million copies. Three of his books have been filmed and two more are currently in development, as well as a stage play. All of Peter’s novels reflect his deep interest in law enforcement. His research is legendary, delving into science, medicine, and the paranormal. He’s also produced numerous films, including The Merchant of Venice, starring Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, and Joseph Fiennes. In 2010 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Brighton. He served two terms as chair of the Crime Writers Association and is a board member of International Thriller Writers. He divides his time between his homes in Notting Hill, London, and near Brighton in Sussex. Visit Peter’s website at peterjames.com.
RAYMOND KHOURY is the New York Times and internationally best-selling author of four Reilly and Tess adventures: The Last Templar, The Templar Salvation, The Devil’s Elixir, and Rasputin’s Shadow, as well as two stand-alone thrillers, The Sanctuary and The Sign. His debut novel, The Last Templar, spent twenty weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and was adapted for television by NBC. His books have been translated into over forty languages and sold over ten million copies. Raymond earned an MA in architecture and an MBA before deciding he wanted to write. His screenwriting work includes the award-winning British series Spooks (MI-5) and Waking the Dead. You can connect with him at raymondkhoury.com.
DENNIS LEHANE grew up in Boston. Before becoming a full-time writer, Dennis worked as a counselor with mentally handicapped and abused children, waited tables, parked cars, drove limos, worked in bookstores, and loaded tractor-trailers. His first novel, A Drink Before the War, won the Shamus Award. He has published nine more novels since that have been translated into more than thirty languages, each an international best seller. Gems like Darkness, Take My Hand; Sacred; Gone, Baby, Gone; Prayers for Rain; Mystic River; Shutter Island; The Given Day; Moonlight Mile; and Live by Night. He was a staff writer on the acclaimed HBO series The Wire and is currently a writer-producer on the fourth season of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire. Learn more at dennislehane.com.
JOHN LESCROART is the author of twenty-four novels, most of which have been New York Times best sellers. With sales of over ten million copies, his books have been translated into twenty-two languages in more than seventy-five countries. John has also endowed the perennial $5,000 Maurice Prize for excellence in long-form fiction at the University of California at Davis. Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors of Cal Humanities, an independent nonprofit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Finally, and perhaps less known, John loves to cook. His original recipes have appeared in Gourmet magazine and in the cookbook A Taste of Murder. John and his wife, Lisa Sawyer, live in Northern California. His website is johnlescroart.com.
STEVE MARTINI is the author of numerous New York Times best-selling novels, including Shadow of Power, Double Tap, The List, The Judge, and Undue Influence, the last two of which were produced as network television miniseries on NBC and CBS. In all Steve has written fifteen novels, twelve of them in the Paul Madriani series. Once upon a time Steve worked as a newspaper reporter and California State Capitol correspondent. He also practiced law in California and served as an administrative law judge. He currently travels widely and divides his time between his home in the Pacific Northwest and a condominium overlooking the Gulf of Siam in Thailand. To discover more about Steve’s interesting life, go to stevemartini.com.
T. JEFFERSON PARKER is the author of twenty crime novels, including Silent Joe and California Girl, both of which won the Edgar Award for best mystery. His last six books are what he calls a “Border Sextet,” featuring ATF task-force agent Charlie Hood, who tries to staunch the flow of illegal firearms being smuggled from the United States into Mexico. Jeff enjoys fishing, hiking, and cycling. He lives in Southern California with his family. His website is tjeffersonparker.com.
DOUGLAS PRESTON and LINCOLN CHILD have been a writing team for a long time. They are the creators of the number one New York Times and internationally best-selling series of thrillers starring Special Agent Aloysius Pendergast. Their novel Relic was made into a number one box-office movie by Paramount Pictures. Two of their novels, Relic and The Cabinet of Curiosities, were named as among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written in a National Public Radio poll of avid thriller readers. When not writing together, they write alone. Lincoln is the author of five best-selling novels and was once a top editor at St. Martin’s Press. He first met Doug when he edited Doug’s debut novel. In addition to writing his own separate novels, Doug Preston is the author of several nonfiction books. The most recent, The Monster of Florence, the true story of a serial killer, is being made into a film starring George Clooney. Doug also contributes to The New Yorker and has taught writing at Princeton University. Lincoln lives in New Jersey and is interested in fast cars, exotic parrots, electric guitars, and the culinary arts. Doug resides in New Mexico and is more the outdoorsman. Skiing, mountain climbing, and scuba diving consume his free time. Learn more about each of these men at prestonchild.com.
IAN RANKIN is known for his Inspector Rebus series. The first Rebus novel, Knots and Crosses, was written in 1987 while Ian was a postgraduate student at Edinburgh University. Eighteen more novels followed and there have been several TV incarnations for the irascible, hard-drinking detective. Ian has also branched out into nonfiction work (Rebus’s Scotland: A Personal Journey), two collections of short stories, and a series of thrillers under the pseudonym Jack Harvey. Recently, Ian began to write about an Internal Affairs cop named Malcolm Fox. Ian’s books have been translated into thirty-five languages, and his many awards include the Gold and Diamond Daggers, the Edgar Award, and literary prizes in Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain. He is the recipient of five honorary degrees, plus the Order of the British Empire for Services to Literature. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, a city that continues to confound, mesmerize, and intrigue him, with his wife and two sons. His website is ianrankin.net.
JAMES ROLLINS is the New York Times best-selling author of international thrillers that are sold in over forty languages. His Sigma Force novels specialize in unveiling unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets. But Jim also pays it forward, having founded Authors United for Veterans, a group of best-selling writers dedicated to raising funds and awareness for USA Cares, a nonprofit organization that helps soldiers and their families. When Jim is not writing or touring, he can be found spelunking, scuba diving, or hiking. He shares his family with three golden retrievers, amid chew toys and a collection of paleontological treasures, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. To learn all sorts of things about him, visit jamesrollins.com.