Meet the Authors: Michael Allan Mallory

Michael Allan Mallory grew up in Minneapolis and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in English Literature. Death Roll, his debut novel with Marilyn Victor, was published in May 2007 and features the first zoologist sleuth in the person of Lavender Snake Jones.
The original idea for "Bird of Prey" came to Michael over twenty years ago. He enjoys writing mysteries because in a mystery, "the world is made clear—motives are understood, actions are explained, connections between events are revealed. Not so in real life. In real life we often grope around in the dark hoping to find answers. As a mystery writer I can insert order and clarity into the universe, even if it is imaginary."