Alberto Mansur was born in Mexico City, Mexico, where he’s written for Rolling Stone and Forbes magazines. Only the Dead Know Peace is his debut novel for the English-speaking market.
His first novel, Lo que mata no es la bala, was published in Mexico and named noir book of the year.
For over twenty years he was a lawyer advising international corporations, human rights and humanitarian aid nonprofits, and clandestine services.
He currently leads the US West Coast chapter of a global humanitarian aid and disaster relief nonprofit and lives, writes, and surfs in California