Michael Prescott

Michael Prescott (born 1960, as Douglas Child Borton Jr. ) is a contemporary American, New York Times bestselling writer of crime fiction.

Early life Douglas Child Borton Jr. was born to Doris Ann (née Kleen) Borton and Douglas Child Borton Sr., and grew up in New Jersey and attended Ranney School. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1980, where he majored in Film Studies.

Career Prescott moved to Los Angeles in 1981, and there he worked as a freelance magazine article writer, archival researcher, editor, and wrote scripts for independent film producers. In 1986, he sold his first novel, which was in the horror genre. In 1992, under the pseudonym Brian Harper, he switched to crime and suspense novels, most of which are set in Los Angeles or in Arizona. He has contributed short stories to several anthologies.