James W. Hall

An accomplished poet, screenwriter, and novelist with more than three decades of experience, James W. Hall was born in Hopkinsville, Ky. After graduating from Eckerd College in Florida and earning additional degrees from John Hopkins and the University of Utah, Hall began to write poetry. Among his published books of poetry are The Lady from the Dark Green Hills, The Mating Reflex, and False Statements. Following his successful 20-year career as a poet, Hall decided it was time to switch gears and try his hand at writing fictional crime novels. He published his first novel, Under Cover of Daylight, in 1987, and since then has written over half a dozen more including Tropical Freeze, Bones of Coral, Gone Wild, and Mean High Tide.