Tod Goldberg
Biography
Tod Goldberg
Tod Goldberg is the New York Times bestselling author of 16 books, including the acclaimed Gangsterland quartet --- GANGSTERLAND, GANGSTER NATION, THE LOW DESERT: Gangster Stories, and GANGSTERS DON’T DIE --- which have been published in a dozen countries and have won or have been a finalist for the Hammett Prize, the Southwest Book of the Year, the Strand Critics Award, the Reading the West Award, the International Thriller of the Year and many more.
His previous books include LIVING DEAD GIRL, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; THE HOUSE OF SECRETS, which he wrote with Brad Meltzer; and the anthology EIGHT VERY BAD NIGHTS, a finalist for the Anthony Award.
His short fiction and essays appear widely and have been honored with selection in Best American Mystery & Suspense and Best American Essays.
Tod is a Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside where he founded and directs the Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing & Writing for the Performing Arts.
Tod Goldberg
