Ray Daniel
1964
Ray Daniel is an award winning novelist from America, who likes to write crime fiction, mystery, and thriller books set in Boston. He is particularly popular for writing the Tucker series. Author Daniel also famous for writing a few short stories. One of his short stories, titled Give Me A Dollar, has won the Derringer Award in 2014 in the category of the best short fiction. Daniel’s other short story, Driving Miss Rachel, was selected as a distinguished short story in 2013 by an editor named Otto Penzler. The works of author Daniel have featured in the anthologies, namely Blood Moon, Stone Cold, and Ice. The first mystery book written by author Daniel is called Terminated. This book forms the first volume of his Tucker series. The Midnight Ink publication has published most of his books. Daniel’s third mystery book, Child Not Found, has obtained starred reviews from the critics at Publisher’s Weekly. It has even been praised by the Library Journal. Author Daniel was born as Ray Salemi in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. He had developed an interest in mystery books from an early age. Author Daniel received a great inspiration from the popular literary works of authors such as Karin Slaughter, Robert Parker, Steve Ulfelder, and Lee Child. He likes to write his mystery stories in first person. Most of his books are regarded as wisecracking, thrilling, and intriguing. Before author Daniel took up writing as a career, he completed his graduation from the Massachusetts University with honors. He also holds a Computer Engineering degree and an English minor.