Les Standiford

Les Standiford is a native Ohioan, graduate of Muskingum College, and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Utah. He is the bestselling author of over 20 books, including novels like the John Deal mystery series and acclaimed non-fiction works such as Last Train to Paradise, Meet You in Hell, The Man Who Invented Christmas, and Bringing Adam Home. He serves as Founding Director of the Creative Writing Program at Florida International University in Miami, where he is a Professor of English, and lives there with his wife and two children.[1][2]

Ohio, USA
Mystery Historical Non-fiction
Black Mountain
Black Mountain
2000
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus
2021
Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
Water to the Angels: William Mulholland, His Monumental Aqueduct, and the Rise of Los Angeles
2015
Havana Run
Havana Run
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean
2003
Raw Deal: A John Deal Mystery (John Deal Series Book 2)
Raw Deal: A John Deal Mystery (John Deal Series Book 2)
2012
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
2008
Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America
Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America
2005
Deal with the Dead (John Deal Series)
Deal with the Dead (John Deal Series)
2013
Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War
Desperate Sons: Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, John Hancock, and the Secret Bands of Radicals Who Led the Colonies to War
2012
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
2011
Book Deal: A John Deal Mystery
Book Deal: A John Deal Mystery
2011
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
The Man Who Invented Christmas: How Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits
2008
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean
2002
Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
Washington Burning: How a Frenchman's Vision for Our Nation's Capital Survived Congress, the Founding Fathers, and the Invading British Army
2008
Opening Day: Or, the Return of Satchel Paige
Opening Day: Or, the Return of Satchel Paige
2001
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
Bringing Adam Home: The Abduction That Changed America
2011
Spill
Spill
1991
Meet You in Hell (Lib)(CD)
Meet You in Hell (Lib)(CD)
2005
Havana Run
Havana Run
2003
Bone Key : A John Deal Novel
Bone Key : A John Deal Novel
2004
Havana Run
Havana Run
2003