Jeffery Deaver is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His books are sold in 150 countries and have been translated into twenty-five languages. A two-term president of Mystery Writers of America, he was recently named a Grand Master by the organization, joining the ranks of Agatha Christie, Ellery Queen, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley. The author of fifty novels, more than one hundred short stories, a nonfiction book on the law, and the lyricist of a country-western album, Deaver has received--or been shortlisted for--dozens of awards. The Bodies Left Behind was named Novel of the Year by the International Thriller Writers, while The Broken Window and Edge were also finalists. He won the CWA's Steel Dagger for The Garden of Beasts and its Short Story Dagger for his short fiction. He has been nominated eight times for an Edgar Award by Mystery Writers of America. Deaver has received numerous lifetime achievement honors, including those from the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, The Strand Magazine, and the Raymond Chandler Award in Italy. Several of his works have been adapted for the screen: A Maiden's Grave was made into an HBO movie starring James Garner and Marlee Matlin; The Bone Collector was turned into a feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie; and an adaptation of The Devil's Teardrop aired on Lifetime. His Lincoln Rhyme series was adapted into the NBC drama Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector. More recently, The Never Game--featuring his character Colter Shaw--was adapted as the CBS series Tracker.