Michael Sears

Michael Sears spent more than 20 years on Wall Street, rising to become the managing director in the bond trading and underwriting divisions of Paine Webber and later, Jefferies & Company. Black Fridays was nominated for the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, Shamus, and ITW Thriller Awards, winning the Shamus. Mortal Bonds won the Silver Falchion Award for best crime thriller. He lives in Sea Cliff, New York, with his wife, the artist Barbara Segal.