April 19 – James L’Etoile – Numerous Detective Novels – Most recent is Face of Greed, part of the Emily Hunter Mystery series
James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his award-winning novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, facility captain, and director of California’s state parole system. He is a nationally recognized expert witness and consultant on prison and jail operations. L'Etoile's crime fiction books have garnered numerous awards.