Jeff Crook is an American novelist, author, and formertechnical writer for theUnited States Postal Service.[1]
Jeff Crook's firstDragonlance novel,The Rose and the Skull, was published in March 1999.[2] His other novels for the Dragonlance setting includeThe Thieves' Guild (2000),Conundrum (2001), andDark Thane (2003).[3] One of Crook's stories was also included in the 2000 Dragonlance anthology,Rebels and Tyrants.[2] His story, "The Fractal," appeared inRelics and Omens, his poetry in "The Final Word," and hisAD&D adventures inDungeon Magazine.[2] He was later the editor ofCampaigns, the newsletter for the Southern Realms region of theRPGA.[2] He has also had short stories published in the anthologyThe Search for Magic: Tales from the War of Souls (2001), and co-authoredBertrem's Guide to the War of Souls, Volume One (2001).
Crook also wrote short stories for theSovereign Stone world setting.[4]
Crook co-designed theDungeons & Dragons sourcebook,Champions of Ruin, published in 2005 for theForgotten Realms setting.
Crook also wrote aparanormalmurder mystery set inMemphis, Tennessee calledThe Sleeping and the Dead,[5] which centers on the life of a former police detective named Jackie Lyons who has the ability to see the dead.[1]