Gregg Olsen

Gregg Olsen (born March 5, 1959, in Seattle, Wash.) is the New York Times bestselling author of seven nonfiction books and two novels. The subjects of his true crime books include convicted child rapist and school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, product tampering killer Stella Nickell, fasting specialist Linda Burfield Hazzard, and former Amishman and convicted murderer Eli Stutzman.

Olsen has received numerous awards and critical acclaim for his writing. "The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine" was selected as "Idaho Book of the Year" in 2006 by the Idaho Libraries Association. The same title (an account of the 1972 Sunshine Mine fire in Kellogg, Idaho) was a finalist for a Spur Award for best contemporary historical nonfiction book by the Western Writers of America. Starvation Heights was honored by Washington State Library and the Washington Secretary of State as a selection for its annual "Everybody Reads" literary program for books that contribute to the culture of the state.

In 2007, Olsen published his first novel, a thriller, "A Wicked Snow". In 2008, Olsen published his second novel, "A Cold Dark Place".

"Starvation Heights" was adapted for the stage by Portland, Ore., playwright Ginny Foster and debuted as a part of the National New Play Festival in July 2008.

Olsen has been a guest on Good Morning America, The Early Show, Court TV, Entertainment Tonight, CNN, Fox News, 48 Hours, and many other US and international TV programs discussing criminal cases.

Olsen lives in rural Olalla, Washington, with his wife, a graphic designer.