PETER ROBINSON grew up in Leeds, Yorkshire, where he received his B.A. at Leeds University. In 1974 he emigrated to Ontario, Canada, where he received an M.A. in creative writing from Windsor University, with Joyce Carol Oates as his tutor. His Ph.D. in English literature is from York University, Toronto. He won the Crime Writers of Canada Best Novel award, the CWC Best Short Story award, and was a finalist for Britain’s John Creasey award and the Crime Writers of Canada first novel award. He is the author of Gallows View, A Dedicated Man, and A Necessary End. He lives in Toronto.