He’s been called one of the best crime writers in the business. And with six million books sold and three thriller series to his credit (and one coming to the small screen), it’s hard to argue with that descriptor. But like all good stories, this one began with a main character who was unhappy with the direction of his life.
Author Robert Dugoni (THE LAST AGENT) stopped by the Jam Bunker to talk with Brad about his decision to stop practicing law, his long road to becoming an overnight success, his early days in the theater, and the importance of luck and perseverance when it comes to the business of writing.
About Robert Dugoni
Robert Dugoni is the critically acclaimed New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series set in Seattle, which has sold more than 6 million books worldwide.
He is also the author of The Charles Jenkins espionage series, and the David Sloane legal thriller series. He is also the author of several stand-alone novels including The 7th Canon, Damage Control, and the literary novel, The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell – Suspense Magazine’s 2018 Book of the Year, for which Dugoni’s narration won an AudioFile Earphones Award; as well as the nonfiction exposé The Cyanide Canary, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. Several of his novels have been optioned for movies and television series.
Dugoni is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and a two-time winner of the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for best novel set in the Pacific Northwest. He is also a two- time finalist for the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award.
Robert Dugoni’s books are sold in more than twenty-five countries and have been translated into more than two dozen languages.
Books
Standalone novels
Charles Jenkins novels
David Sloane novels
Tracy Crosswhite novels
- My Sister’s Grave
- Her Final Breath
- In the Clearing
- The Trapped Girl
- Close to Home
- A Steep Price
- A Cold Trail
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