The Catch

Archer Mayor is the author of the highly acclaimed Vermont-based series which the Chicago Tribune describes as "The best police procedurals being written in America." He is a death investigator for Vermont's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a detective with 25 years of experience as a volunteer firefighter/EMT. In addition to writing novels and occasional articles, Mayor gives talks and workshops all around the country including the Colby College seminar on forensic sciences in Waterville, Maine. Whereas many writers base their books only on interviews and scholarly research, Mayor's novels are based on actual experience in the field. The result adds a depth, detail and veracity to his characters and their tribulations that has led The New York Times to call him "the boss man on procedures." Mayor's critically-acclaimed series of police novels routinely gather high praise from such sources as: The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, New Yorker, Publisher's Weekly, and others, often appearing on their "ten best" yearly lists.