Jeffery Deaver is the award-winning #1 international and New York Times bestselling author of the Lincoln Rhyme, Colter Shaw, and Kathryn Dance series, among many others. Deaver's work includes fifty novels, 120 short stories, and a nonfiction law book. His books are sold in 150 countries and translated into twenty-five languages. The Shaw books are the basis for CBS's hit prime-time TV show Tracker. A former journalist, folk singer, and attorney, he was born outside Chicago and has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Fordham University. He was recently named a Grand Master of Mystery Writers of America, whose ranks include Agatha Christie, Elmore Leonard, and Mickey Spillane. For more information, visit www.jefferydeaver.com.