Don Winslow, a former private investigator, is the Edgar(r) Award-nominated author of more than a dozen novels, including The Dawn Patrol, California Fire and Life (winner of the Shamus Award), The Power of the Dog, and The Winter of Frankie Machine. His novel The Death and Life of Bobby Z was adapted to a feature film, and a film adaptation of Savages, to be directed by Oliver Stone, is currently underway. Winslow lives in Southern California.
