About the Author

Award-winning and New York Times-bestselling writer John Colapinto's About the Author is 'a thriller worthy of Hitchcock at his best' (Stephen King).Despite a severe case of writer's block, Cal Cunningham dreams of writing a novel that will permit him to escape from his life as a penniless stockboy in dirty and dangerous upper Manhattan bookstore. However, when his roommate is suddenly killed in a bicycle accident, Cal is suddenly the author of a page-turning autobiography. Propelled to the top of the bestseller lists with million-dollar movie deals, Cal finds that he has realized his most outlandish fantasies of literary success. That is, until he discovers that someone knows his secret . . . A searingly funny psychological thriller, About the Author delves into the excesses of the publishing world and shows that sometimes the difference between reality and imagination can be fatal. 'Splendid suspense.' -Stephen King'Clever and entertaining.' -Elle'Shamelessly entertaining.' -USA Today'A rare and successful mix of spoof and suspense.' -Entertainment Weekly'A well-paced and often darkly humorous thriller that scores direct hits on the publishing industry.' -New York Times Book Review'John Colapinto's clever and delightfully nasty book . . . is the literary equivalent of M. C. Escher's hands drawing each other.' -Baltimore Sun'John Colapinto's comic literary thriller is a page-turning pleasure.' -San Francisco Chronicle