Writer in Orange, California

Michael Thomas Barry is the award winning author of eight nonfiction books that includes California's Deadly Women (June 2018) and In the Company of Evil Thirty Years of California Crime 1950-198... (March 2016). The author has made numerous radio and televison appearances that include Investigation Discovery channel's "Deadly Women" and "True Nightmares" series, and PBS-SoCal's "Real Orange." Michael's many literary awards include the 2011, 20... Readers' Favorite International Book Awards (silver & gold medals and honorable mention); 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Awards (finalist), 2012 & 2... International Book Awards (winner), 2013, 20... Next Generation Indie Book Awards (finalist), 2013 Beverly Hills Book Awards (winner), 2014 London Book Festival (runner-up finalist), and 2017 Independent Publishers Book Awards (bronze). He is a graduate of Cal State Fullerton with degrees in both history and criminal justice. He is a columnist for CrimeMagazine..... and a distinguished reviewer for The New York Journal of Books. The author is a member of the Mystery Writers of America, The Authors Guild, The Crime Writers Association, and American Society of Journalists & Authors.