Peter Blauner is the author of nine novels, including SLOW MOTION RIOT, winner of the 1992 Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel, and THE INTRUDER, a New York Times bestseller. He's also written for TV shows like Law & Order: SVU and Blue Bloods. His most recent novel, PICTURE IN THE SAND, was published in 2023 and praised by Stephen King as " an authentic tour de force, the kind you lay aside to read again." He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Peter Blauner is the author of nine novels, including SLOW MOTION RIOT, winner of the 1992 Edgar Allan Poe award for best first novel, and THE INTRUDER, a New York Times bestseller. He's also written for TV shows like Law & Order: SVU and Blue Bloods. His most recent novel, PICTURE IN THE SAND, was published in 2023 and praised by Stephen King as " an authentic tour de force, the kind you lay aside to read again." He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.