Robert Dugoni is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite procedural series, the Keera Duggan legal thriller series, the Charles Jenkin spy series, the David Sloane series along with other stand- alone titles, like The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell. The Seattle-based author has been recognized with a number of awards for his work within the thriller, mystery and legal fiction genres. He has written 32 books which have been translated into more than thirty languages.