About the Author

MICHAEL KORYTA's first novel, the Edgar-nominated "Tonight I Said Goodbye," was published when he was just twenty-one, and was followed by "Sorrow's Anthem," "A Welcome Grave, "and the stand-alone thriller "Envy the Night." He lives in Bloomington, Indiana, where he has worked as a newspaper reporter and private investigator. His novels have been translated into more than a dozen languages.

Reviews

Praise for "The Silent Hour
""Feisty plotting and the most memorable prose since Chandler. Koryta belongs on every genre reader's bookshelf." -"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
"Edgar-finalist Koryta spins a dark tale of broken dreams and second chances in his stunning fourth mystery." -"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
"Koryta writes with maturity and grace, delivering clipped, crisp prose and crackling suspense." --"Booklist""The plot is intricately woven...As a protagonist, Perry is completely human, with knowledge, ability and insecurities. The twists in the story are so unexpected that the reader can only scratch his or her head in awe and wonderment." -ILoveAMystery.com"The inventive plot of "The Silent Hour" surprises right up to the end, and in Perry, Koryta has created a classic tough detective - a man with enough dark passages in his own past to recognize them in others, a bulldog who just can't let go until the ending of the story is told, no matter how close to hell it takes him." -"St. Petersburg"" Times "(Florida)"Koryta is definitely one of the best of the new generation of U.S. mystery writers." -"The Globe and Mail "(Canada)
"The plot is intricately woven and moves forward slowly with intuitive leaps of faith. As a protagonist, Perry is completely human, with knowledge, ability and insecurities. The twists in the story are so unexpected that the reader can only scratch his or her head in awe and wonderment." -"Reviewer's Bookwatch"

Praise for "The Silent Hour

""Feisty plotting and the most memorable prose since Chandler. Koryta belongs on every genre reader's bookshelf." -"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)

"Edgar-finalist Koryta spins a dark tale of broken dreams and second chances in his stunning fourth mystery." -"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)

"Koryta writes with maturity and grace, delivering clipped, crisp prose and crackling suspense." --"Booklist""The plot is intricately woven...As a protagonist, Perry is completely human, with knowledge, ability and insecurities. The twists in the story are so unexpected that the reader can only scratch his or her head in awe and wonderment." -ILoveAMystery.com"The inventive plot of "The Silent Hour" surprises right up to the end, and in Perry, Koryta has created a classic tough detective - a man with enough dark passages in his own past to recognize them in others, a bulldog who just can't let go until the ending of the story is told, no matter how close to hell it takes him." -"St. Petersburg"" Times "(Florida)"Koryta is definitely one of the best of the new generation of U.S. mystery writers." -"The Globe and Mail "(Canada)

"The plot is intricately woven and moves forward slowly with intuitive leaps of faith. As a protagonist, Perry is completely human, with knowledge, ability and insecurities. The twists in the story are so unexpected that the reader can only scratch his or her head in awe and wonderment." -"Reviewer's Bookwatch"

Praise for "The Silent Hour
"“Feisty plotting and the most memorable prose since Chandler. Koryta belongs on every genre reader’s bookshelf.” –"Kirkus Reviews "(starred review)
“Edgar-finalist Koryta spins a dark tale of broken dreams and second chances in his stunning fourth mystery.” –"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)
"Koryta writes with maturity and grace, delivering clipped, crisp prose and crackling suspense." --"Booklist"“The plot is intricately woven...As a protagonist, Perry is completely human, with knowledge, ability and insecurities. The twists in the story are so unexpected that the reader can only scratch his or her head in awe and wonderment.” –ILoveAMystery.com“The inventive plot of "The Silent Hour" surprises right up to the end, and in Perry, Koryta has created a classic tough detective - a man with enough dark passages in his own past to recognize them in others, a bulldog who ju