Ted Gogoll, a native New Yorker and lifelong musician, wrote for numerous newspapers and magazines for over 20 years, traveling and reporting from 60 countries on six continents. The author of ten novels, including ECHOES OF A KILLING and JIMMY STRINGS, his fictional work explores street life in New York City, dark comedy, his obsession with underground music, the NYC-Italian culture, and all things Latin American. Gogoll splits his time between New York City and Central America.