Timothy Hallinan has been nominated for the Edgar, Nero, Shamus, Macavity and Silver Dagger awards. He is the author of twenty widely praised books, including the Simeon Grist Los Angeles mysteries, the Poke Rafferty Bangkok thrillers and the Junior Bender Hollywood burglar novels, includingHerbie's Game,winner of the Lefty Award for Best Humorous Mystery. After years of working in the television and music industries, he now writes full-time. He lives in California and Thailand.
A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Novel of May Praise for Street Music Anyone who has enjoyed a Poke Rafferty novel over the years knows that family life is at the very heart of Hallinan's work and the complex dynamics between Poke, Rose, and Miaow are the true, beautiful mystery at work . . . It's [Street Muisc] the typically dizzying, satisfying mixture from Hallinan, whose novels are reliably nuanced and compelling. --CrimeReads Heart-rending. --Kirkus Reviews Praise for the Poke Rafferty Thrillers You could drown in the waves of corruption that surge through Timothy Hallinan's Bangkok mysteries. --The New York Times Book Review Absorbing . . . Poke proves up to correcting the wrongs he sets out to right. --The Wall Street Journal A fast-paced, compelling tale, but also, on every level, a fine literary read. [Hallinan's] characters are fully drawn, his Bangkok beautifully evoked, his understanding of the complexities of the human condition so obvious and so full of compassion. --William Kent Krueger, Edgar Award-winning author of Ordinary Grace A bravura performance . . . that never loses the rhythm of its characters' beating hearts. --Booklist, Starred Review