Dean James is Manager of Murder by the Book in Houston, one
of the nation's
oldest and largest mystery bookstores. He has co-authored
a number of
works of mystery non-fiction and has won the Agatha and
Macavity Awards and
been twice nominated for the Edgar Award. To date he has
published eight
novels, with four more under contract. Though born and
reared in
Mississippi, he has lived in Texas for over half his life.
He holds a Ph.
D. in medieval history from Rice University.