John Burley

John Burley grew up in Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay. He worked as a paramedic and firefighter before attending medical school in Chicago and completing his emergency medicine residency training at University of Maryland Medical Center and Shock Trauma in Baltimore. His debut novel, THE ABSENCE OF MERCY, received the National Black Ribbon Award in recognition of an author who brings a fresh, new voice to suspense writing. John lives in Northern California where he works as an emergency department physician. His books have been described as psychological suspense thrillers that take place in small-town America. For more information, go to www.john-burley.com.