The son of a prison guard, Tyler Compton graduated from CSU, Sacramento in 2002 with a BA in Theatre Arts and a minor in Film Studies. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he's witnessed various forms of crime, including someone breaking into his apartment while he was in it. His first novel, The Poisonous Ten, featuring Detective Parks, was an Award-Winning Finalist in the Fiction: Mystery/Suspense category of the 2013 USA Best Book Awards, sponsored by USA Book News. He is currently at work on his third book due in the summer of 2013.