Richard Montanari

Fast Facts:

• Richard was born in Cleveland, Ohio and lived in London for a while after his college years.
  
  
• Before turning to writing, Richard sold clothes and encyclopedias in London and worked at his family's construction firm in the US.
  
  
• Richard's freelance writing has appeared in more than 200 publications, including The Chicago Tribune and The Los Angeles Times.
  
  
• Richard's first novel was DEVIANT WAY. His novels have been published in over a dozen countries.
  
  
• Richard writes screenplays in addition to writing novels.
  
  
• Richard's hobbies include boxing, gourmet cooking (Japanese, Cajun and Italian) and independent film.
  
  
• Suspense/thriller writers Andrew Vachss and James Ellroy are two of his many writing influences.
  
  

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