Michael Koryta is The New York Times bestselling author of suspense novels. His books have been translated into more than 20 languages and have won many international awards. Various film and television adaptations of the books are underway. The Prophet, So Cold the River, The Cypress House and Those Who Wish Me Dead have all been optioned as feature films. The Lincoln Perry series and The Ridge are being developed for television. (Oscar and Emmy winners are attached to every project.) A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, Koryta graduated from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.

Rise the Dark

Michael Koryta is back with the novel that will cement his place among the greatest thriller writers of our time. With his newest offering, Rise the Dark, and the continuation of Mark Novak’s story, he introduces readers to a villain both eerily familiar and wholly unmatched in his craving for chaos and destruction.