Eli Cranor
Biography
Eli Cranor
Nationally bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author Eli Cranor played quarterback at every level: peewee to professional. These days, he serves as Writer in Residence at Arkansas Tech, where he also lends his expertise to the university's football team, an experience he mined while drafting MISSISSIPPI BLUE 42. Eli's previous books include DON'T KNOW TOUGH, OZARK DOGS and BROILER, which have made numerous "best of the year" lists, including the New York Times, USA Today, Amazon Editors and others. His work has been nominated for nearly every major award in the crime fiction genre, and most recently the prestigious Mark Twain Voice in American Literature Award. Eli's column, "Where I'm Writing From" appears weekly in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Eli Cranor