Gregg Olsen | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1959-03-05)March 5, 1959 (age 66) Seattle,Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | True crime,Thriller |
| Website | |
| greggolsen notorioususa | |
Gregg Olsen (born March 5, 1959, inSeattle, Washington) is aNew York Times,USA Today andThe Wall Street Journal bestselling author of nonfiction books and novels, most of which are crime-related. The subjects of histrue crime books include convicted child rapist and school teacherMary Kay Letourneau, product tampering killerStella Nickell, fasting specialistLinda Burfield Hazzard, and former Amishman and convicted murderer Eli Stutzman.
Olsen has received awards and acclaim for his writing.The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine was selected as Idaho Book of the Year in 2006 by the Idaho Libraries Association and was a finalist for a Spur Award for best contemporary historical nonfiction book by theWestern Writers of America. In 2007,The Deep Dark was also selected byBoise State University as its first-year read for incoming freshmen.Starvation Heights was selected by Washington State Library and the Washington Secretary of State for its annual Everybody Reads literary program for books that contribute to the culture of the state.
Starvation Heights, a crime novel, was adapted for the stage by Portland, Oregon playwright Ginny Foster and debuted as a part of the National New Play Festival in July 2008. It was announced in January 2009 that the book was optioned by producer Jason Fogelson and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts for a film adaptation with Letts named as writing the script.[1] It also was listed as aNew York Times bestseller at number 7 on December 28, 2014, in e-book nonfiction.[2]
In 2012,Envy, a novel by Olsen, was Washington State Library's choice to represent Washington in the Pavilion of the States at the 2012 National Book Festival.[3]
Olsen has appeared onGood Morning America,The Early Show,Court TV,Entertainment Tonight, CNN,FOX News,48 Hours, and other US and international TV programs discussing criminal cases.
Starvation Heights, originally published in 1997, reached number 9 onThe New York Times bestseller list in the crime-and-punishment category on February 14, 2016.[4]
Victim Six debuted onUSA Today's bestseller list on October 2, 2014,[5] withCloser Than Blood debuting the week of April 14, 2011, onUSA Today's bestseller list, where it remained for three weeks.
Bodies of Evidence, the first in a book series titledNotorious USA, which Olsen wrote with co-authorRebecca Morris, debuted the week of September 22, 2013, at number 16 onThe New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction[6]
If Loving You is Wrong, one of Olsen's Crime Rant Classics releases, madeThe New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction at number 4 the week of August 18, 2013,[7] andUSA Today's bestseller list on August 8, 2013.[8] It also madeThe Wall Street Journal's list, debuting at number 7 in the nonfiction e-book category the week of August 8, 2013.[9]
A Shocking True Story, released in 2013, was number 9 for two weeks onThe New York Times bestseller list in e-book nonfiction the weeks of June 5 and June 16, 2013.[10]
His firstNew York Times bestseller wasAbandoned Prayers, which was number 11 for two weeks beginning the week of July 6, 2003, in paperback best sellers.[11]
Olsen lives in ruralOlalla, Washington, with his wife, a graphic designer.
