Scott Pratt s first novel, An Innocent Client the first book in his Joe Dillard series was chosen as a finalist for the Mystery Readers International s Macavity Award. Born in Michigan and raised in Tennessee, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from East Tennessee State University and a doctor of jurisprudence degree from the University of Tennessee. He is a veteran of the United States Air Force. He resides in northeast Tennessee with his wife, his two dogs, and a parrot.