NEIL CROSS is the author of the UK-published "Christendom", "Mr. In-Between", "Holloway"" Falls"", Always the Sun, " which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, " Heartland, "and "Natural History". He is the lead writer for the BBC's hit series "Spooks", known as "MI-5 "on BBC America, and the creator of the upcoming BBC crime series "Luther". "Burial "is his first work published in the United States. He lives in New Zealand with his wife and two children.