John Connolly was born in Dublin in 1968. His debut - EVERY DEAD THING - swiftly launched him right into the front rank of thriller writers, and all his subsequent novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers. BOOKS TO DIE FOR, which he co-edited with Declan Burke, was the winner of the 2013 Agatha and Anthony Awards for Best Non-fiction, as well as the Macavity Award. He is the first non-American writer to win the US Shamus award. He keeps a website at www.johnconnollybooks.com and can be found on Facebook www.facebook.com/johnconnollybooks and www.twitter.com/jconnollybooks.