James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the authorofmore thanthirtyprevious novels andtwo collections of short stories, including such "New York Times" bestsellers as "Light of the World", "Creole Belle", "Swan Peak", "The Tin Roof Blowdown", and "Feast Day of Fools".He lives in Missoula, Montana.