The Dead (The Saxon & Fitzgerald Mysteries Book 1) (34 page)

About The Author

Ingrid Black is the crime writing alias of Irish journalist Eilis O'Hanlon and children's author Ian Mark. Eilis O'Hanlon is a columnist and reviewer with
The Sunday Independent
, Ireland's largest selling newspaper, and has contributed to numerous other publications, including
The Irish Independent
,
The Daily Telegraph
,
The Spectator
,
The Guardian
,
The News Of The World
,
The Belfast Telegraph
and
The Irish Times
. Ian Mark's stories for children have appeared in a number of publications, including
The Sunday Independent
and
The Kingfisher Treasury Of Irish Stories
. Together, they have written four novels featuring Saxon, a former FBI agent turned true crime author, and Chief Superintendent Grace Fitzgerald of the Dublin Metropolitan Police. The first in the series.
The Dead
, was published in 2003 and won the Shamus Award for Best First PI Novel the following year after its release in the United States. The book was also translated into French, German, Italian and Dutch.