About the Author: John Connolly was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1968 and has, at various points in his life, worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London. He studied English in Trinity College, Dublin and journalism at Dublin City University, subsequently spending five years working as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times newspaper, to which he continues to contribute

Awards: Bram Stoker First Novel nominee (2000) : Every Dead Thing
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (2006) : The Black Angel
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : The Unquiet
Barry Awards Best Novel nominee (2008) : The Unquiet