Howard Owen

Howard Owen is an American author known for his literary fiction, mystery, and thriller novels, particularly the Willie Black series set in Richmond, Virginia. Born in 1949 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, he was a career journalist who retired in 2015 after working for six daily newspapers, and his 2012 novel 'Oregon Hill' won the prestigious Hammett Prize for best crime literature in the U.S. and Canada.