• Acclaimed journalist: Anthony Quinn's short stories are critical favorites; two were shortlisted for the Hennessy Literary Awards for New Irish Writing.
• Atmospheric writing by a native son: Quinn spins a dark and evocative tale of his native Northern Ireland. He captures the urgency of a country trying to shed its past.

Anthony Quinn (b. 1971) is an Irish author and journalist. Born in Northern Ireland's County Tyrone, Quinn majored in English at Queen's University, Belfast. After college, he worked a number of odd jobs-social worker, organic gardener, yoga teacher-before finding work as a journalist. He has written short stories for years, winning critical acclaim and, twice, a place on the short list for the Hennessy Literary Awards for New Irish Writing. His book Disappeared was nominated for the Strand Critics Award for Best Debut Novel, and Kirkus Reviews named it to their list of 2012's Top 10 Best Crime Novels. Quinn also placed as runner-up in a Sunday Timesfood writing competition. Quinn continues his work as a journalist, reporting on his home county for the Tyrone Times.