Robert Dugoni is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite police series, which has sold more than 8 million books worldwide. In addition to being a two-time finalist for the International Thriller Award, the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction, the Silver Falchion Award for mystery, and the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award, Robert is the recipient of the Nancy Pearl Award for Fiction and the Friends of Mystery Spotted Owl Award for Best Novel Set in the Pacific Northwest. His narration of his novel The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell won an AudioFile Earphones Award, and several of his novels have also been optioned for movies and television series. Robert's latest book, The World Played Chess, released on September 14, 2021.