Kirk Mitchell

The descendant of California pioneers, Kirk Mitchell was graduated magna cum laude in English from the University of Redlands. Prior to becoming a full-time writer in 1983, he served in law enforcement as a deputy sheriff on the Paiute-Shoshone reservations of eastern California and a metropolitan SWAT sergeant. He has had fifteen original novels published, plus numerous blockbuster movie tie-ins, including LETHAL WEAPON and BACKDRAFT, under the pseudonym of Joel Norst. His ecological thriller HIGH DESERT MALICE was an Edgar Mystery Award finalist in 1996. He resides in northern California.