Richard Doetsch

The Thieves of Legend arrives November 27th. Early Praise:"The Thieves of Legend stole my breath with the sheer audacity of its storytelling, proving yet again that this series gets better with every installment. Bold, richly told, and rollicking with adventure, here is a thriller that demands to be read in one tension-wrought sitting. Count me a fan for life!" James Rollins, New York Times Bestselling author of Bloodline"The tension leaps off the pages in this classic, ticking-clock thriller. Watch out. You'll grip the pages so tight your knuckles will turn white." Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Columbus Affair"Doetsch continues to demonstrate why he's one of the best thriller writers in the business." Booklist - Starred ReviewHalf-Past Dawn, my latest novel from Atria/Simon & Schuster arrives in bookstores September 27. Early reviews:"One of the best thrillers of the year," -- ABC News"A shocking thriller," -- San Francisco Chronicle"Gut wrenching" -- The Huffington Post"Half-Past Dawn is a superb character driven suspense tale." SDSR"As hard as it is to believe, Half-Past Dawn is even better than The 13th Hour." The Journal ReviewJack Keeler has 24 hour to stop fate before it catches up with him... and the rest of the world. From the international bestselling author of The 13th Hour and The Thieves of Darkness(both soon to be be major motion pictures) comes a "pulse pounding, mind-bending thriller that rewrites the genre" Awakening to the mistaken headline that he and his wife, Mia, have been killed, District Attorney, Jack Keeler has only until dawn tomorrow to uncover an ancient mystery hidden in the depths of one of the country's most heavily guarded prisons. A thriller spanning time, an Asian people out of legend, an assassin who will stop at nothing to avenge his death sentence, and a diary who's contents foretells the future, Half-Past Dawn is a race through the boarders of life and death, insanity and reason, and dreams and reality. Everything else aside, it's a really fun read that will make you think even after the last page.My third Michael St. Pierre novel, The Thieves of Darkness, released August 24, 2010 in hardcover by Atria Books has just arrived in paperback. A bestseller around the world seems a bit strange for someone like me; I barely speak English, yet I’m published in 34 languages.My novel, The 13th Hour (Atria Books; December 2009)—described as a cross between “The Bourne Identity” and “The Time Traveler’s Wife”—was acquired by New Line Cinema with Michael De Luca as producer and Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (“Wanted” / “3:10 to Yuma”) as screenwriters. It rode the bestseller list in early 2010 and the paperback version is there as we speak. Did I mention it starts at Chapter 12 and runs backwards?The first thing I wrote since High School was my first novel, The Thieves of Heaven, published by Bantam Dell in 2006 it has been purchased by 20th Century Fox. An international bestseller, it has been published in 28 languages and is available in 33 countries. My second novel, The Thieves of Faith, arrived in stores December 2007, garnering praise as a tour de force while it rode bestseller lists around the world.While many authors imagine thrills to write about, I have lived my life experiencing them and they help to flesh out my novels with touches of reality from my twisted existance. I’m triathlete (for chase scenes), expert skier (for scenes requiring descriptions of high speed), scuba diver (for so many reason beyond it’s cool diving wrecks), and an erratic golfer ( to relate to frustration). I’m an extreme sport enthusiast who has jumped out of planes (see the opening chapter of my latest), off bridges (great for heart in mouth scenes), cliffs (for those outdoor heart in mouth scenes), and 200-foot cranes (falling of