Gregg Olsen

Gregg Olsen was born on March 5, 1959 in Seattle, Washington. He is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of nonfiction books and novels, most of which are crime-related. The subjects of his true crime books include convicted child rapist and school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, product tampering killer Stella Nickell, fasting specialist Linda Burfield Hazzard, and former Amishman and convicted murderer Eli Stutzman.

Olsen has received awards and acclaim for his writing. The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine was selected as "Idaho Book of the Year" in 2006 by the Idaho Libraries Association and was a finalist for a Spur Award for best contemporary historical nonfiction book by the Western Writers of America. In 2007, The Deep Dark was also selected by Boise State University as its first-year read for incoming freshmen. Starvation Heights was selected by Washington State Library and the Washington Secretary of State for its annual "Everybody Reads" literary program for books that contribute to the culture of the state.

Olsen has appeared on "Good Morning America," "The Early Show," Court TV, "Entertainment Tonight," CNN, FOX News, 48 Hours, and other US and international TV programs discussing criminal cases. He lives in rural Olalla, Washington, with his wife, a graphic designer. In 2012, Envy, a novel by Olsen, was Washington State Library's choice to represent Washington in the Pavilion of the States at the 2012 National Book Festival.

His Novels Are:

A Wicked Snow (2007)

A Cold Dark Place (2008)

Heart of Ice (2009)

Victim Six (2010)

Closer Than Blood (2011)

Envy (2011)

The Bone Box (2012)

Betrayal (2012)

Fear Collector (2013)

Shocking True Story (2013)

Run (2014)

The Girl in the Woods (2014)

Now That She's Gone (2015)

Just Try to Stop Me (2016)

The Sound of Rain (2016)

The Boy She Left Behind (2017)

The Last Thing She Ever Did (2018)

Lying Next to Me (2019)