David Corbett Author & Editor

David Corbett spent fifteen years as an investigator for the San Francisco private detective agency Palladino & Sutherland, where he worked on numerous headline cases. In 2000, he sold his first thriller, The Devil's Redhead, which was nominated for Best First Novel for both the Anthony and Barry awards. His second novel, Done for a Dime (2003), was a New York Times Notable Book, and was followed by Blood of Paradise (2007)—nominated for the Edgar and named one of the Top Ten Mysteries and Thrillers of 2007 by the Washington Post.Do They Know I'm Running? (2010) received the Spinetingler Award for Best Novel: Rising Star Category. Killing Yourself to Survive is Corbett's latest work, and incudes "Pretty Little Parasite," which was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories 2009.