age ~59
from Venice, CA
…became the core of his critically acclaimed novel, White Shadow, which was commented on positively by noted authors and critics. In his next novels, Wicked City and Devils Garden, Atkins continued this kind of story-telling, a style that was compared to that of Dennis Lehane and George Pelec...
Dennis Lehane (born August 4, 1965) is an American author. He has written several award-winning novels, including A Drink Before the War and the New York ...