ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Robert Lloyd Fish was born on August 21, 1912 in Cleveland Ohio. An unusually out-going boy and as equally intelligent, Fish studied engineering at Case School of Applied Science; graduating in 1933 with full honors.

Thereafter, he had a successful career in engineering management and consultancy; working in several countries that he later used for his stories.

In 1960, while working in Rio de Janeiro, where he had lived for the previous decade, Fish submitted his first story to Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.

His first novel, The Fugitive, gained him the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Allan Poe Award for best first novel in 1962, and his short story "Moonlight Gardener" was awarded the Edgar for best short story in 1972. Two other short stories, "Double Entry" (EQMM, January 1969) and "Hijack" (Playboy, August 1972), were nominated for Edgars in the "best short story" category, but did not win the award.

His 1963 novel Mute Witness, written under the pseudonym Robert L. Pike, was filmed in 1968 as Bullitt, starring Steve McQueen.

Robert Fish would write over 30 novels and numerous short stories before he passed away in 1981 at his home in Trumbull, Connecticut.