Walter Sorrells

Walter Sorrells is an American author of mystery and suspense novels for adults and teens, who also writes under the pseudonyms Lynn Abercrombie and Ruth Birmingham. He also hand-forges swords and knives in the Japanese style.

Sorrells has written many novels, including Fake I.D., named one of the ten Best Mysteries by Booklist magazine in 2005 and several novels based-on the television series Flight 29 Down.

His novel Fulton County Blues, as Ruth Birmingham, won the 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original.

Personal life Sorrells was born in 1962 in Nashville, Tennessee. He graduated from Haverford College in 1985, where he majored in history. They live in Atlanta. 1999 Atlanta Graves Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Finalist 2000 Fulton County Blues Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original Winner 2000 Fulton County Blues Shamus Award for Best Original PI Paperback Nominee Publications

Cold Case Thriller series (as Lynn Abercrombie) The Body Box (2005) Blind Fear (2006)

Flight 29 Down series (as Walter Sorrells)

Ten Rules adaptation, created by D.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow (2006)

Static adaptation, created by D.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow (2006) Scratch adaptation, created by D.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow (2006) On Fire adaptation, created by D.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow (2007) Survival adaptation, created by D.J. MacHale and Stan Rogow (2007)

Pendragon: Before the War series (as Walter Sorrells)

The Travelers: Book Two (2009) The Travelers: Book Three, with D. J. MacHale (2009)

Hunted series (as Walter Sorrells)

Fake ID (2005) Club Dread (2006) Whiteout (2009)

Standalone novels (as Walter Sorrells)

Power of Attorney (1994) Cry for Justice (1996) Will to Murder (1996) The Silent Room (2006) First Shot (2007) Erratum (2008)

Sunny Childs Mystery series (as Ruth Birmingham) Atlanta Graves (1998) Fulton County Blues (1999) Sweet Georgia (2000) Blue Plate Special (2001) Cold Trail (2002) Feet of Clay (2006)