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Rick Treon writes about life and death in the Lone Star State. His thriller LET THE GUILTY PAY was nominated for the 2021 Silver Falchion Award for Best Suspense Novel and DIVIDED STATES was named a finalist in the 2021 Best Thriller Book Awards. His debut novel, DEEP BACKGROUND, won the PenCraft Award for Literary Excellence in Suspense.

Before making up stories, he worked as a reporter and top editor for several newspapers in Texas, where he still lives and writes.

For more information, visit ricktreon.com.

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Rick Treon I have wanted to write (fiction, nonfiction, anything) for as long as I can remember, and I have been writing for that long. That came from a love of …moreI have wanted to write (fiction, nonfiction, anything) for as long as I can remember, and I have been writing for that long. That came from a love of reading, which I was doing before I ever set foot in a schoolroom. Now, perhaps the question is: what inspired you to want to write novels and get them published? That answer is essentially the same: reading. I found that adult novels, and particularly ones that posed a mystery to be solved (and usually includes a murder or three), helped me escape and brought me more emotional satisfaction than any other form of entertainment. I felt like I could do this for others, too. And it appears I was right.(less)
Rick Treon The original idea for Deep Background came from the old adage, "write what you know." Though in no way autobiographical, the characters are journalist…moreThe original idea for Deep Background came from the old adage, "write what you know." Though in no way autobiographical, the characters are journalists, the setting is a fictionalized version of the region I call home (the Texas Panhandle), and the characters are small-town folk. The events, however, are mostly the product of someone who has read a lot of mysteries and thrillers, with some true commentary about the news business, politics, and the area where they intersect.(less)
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Divided States earns second award nomination

“Divided States” has been named a finalist for a 2022 Silver Falchion Award, given annually at the Killer Nashville International Writers Conference.

Treon’s third novel, “Divided States” (Black Rose, June 2021) is one of seven books nominated in the thriller category by authors attending the conference, and one of 19 thrillers overall. Winners will be announced August 20 at the Killer Nashville Aw

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