About the Author
Robert Ellis is the international bestselling author of Access to Power, The Dead Room, City of Fire, The Lost Witness, and Murder Season – selected as top reads by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, National Public Radio, the Chicago Tribune, People Magazine, USA Today, and The New York Times. His critically acclaimed novels have been translated into more than ten languages, are read in more than thirty countries, and are available in audio and all digital formats.

Born in Philadelphia, Robert studied writing with Walter Tevis, author of The Hustler and The Man Who Fell To Earth, before moving to Los Angeles where he worked as a writer, producer, and director in film, television, and advertising. Robert’s books have garnered praise from authors as diverse as Janet Evanovich and Michael Connelly. His fifth thriller, Murder Season, published by Minotaur Books in December 2011, is the third novel in the Lena Gamble series.
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