John Sandford - Author Biographies

John Sandford (pseudonym for John RoswellHe once canoed solo from the mouth of the
Camp) was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, IowaMississippi in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
on February 23, 1944. He graduated fromHe has also traveled in Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and
University of Iowa with a degree in AmericanIsrael. He has been involved in archaeology digs in
Studies and went back in 1970-1971 to get aBeth Shean in Israel and Tel Rehov near the Sea
master's degree in journalism. He was married inof Galilee. He was the photographer and a major
1966 to Susan Lee Jones, also a student at thefinancial backer.
University of Iowa. They have two children, EmilyIn January, 2008, MinnPost partnered with
and Roswell. They moved to Minnesota in 1978.KYSP-TV to send John Sandford and
Susan died in 2007.photojournalist, Eric Bowen, to Baden, Iraq for
John did a tour in the United States Army in thetwo weeks. They were imbedded with the
1960's stationed in Korea where he worked as a2-147th assault helicopter battalion of the
newspaper editor. From 1968 to 1990 he hasMinnesota National Guard. The articles he wrote
worked as a journalist on various publications. Hecan be found on his website. He says he still
was named as finalist to win a Pulitzer Prize inthinks of himself as a journalist. Asked why he
1980 for his study of the Native Americans inwanted to go, he says, "I'm going to Iraq because
Minnesota and North Dakota. He actually won theI'm interested in the war there, and because I'm
Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for a series of articles aboutinterested in the cultural dynamics in the Middle
the farm crisis in the Midwest. After burn-outEast, where I have a good number of friends."
from working the crime beat for twenty years,John Sandford is world renowned for his Prey
he was published as an author of two nonfictionseries, Kidd series, and Virgil Flowers series. He
books and many books of fiction. He still dabblesalso wrote three stand alone books of fiction,
in journalism from time to time.Dead Watch, Dark of the Moon, and Night Crew.
John does extensive travelling for book tours.He has also published two books of nonfiction,
While not travelling, he can be found at his homes"The Eye and the Heart" and "Plastic Surgery".
in Minnesota. He has many varied interestsJohn's son, Roswell Camp, Designed and maintains
including archaeology, fishing, hunting, karate (has ahis website.
black belt), and photography amongst other things.