John Sandford (pseudonym for John Roswell Camp) was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 23, 1944. He graduated from University of Iowa with a degree in American Studies and went back in 1970-1971 to get a master's degree in journalism. He was married in 1966 to Susan Lee Jones, also a student at the University of Iowa. They have two children, Emily and Roswell. They moved to Minnesota in 1978. Susan died in 2007.
John did a tour in the United States Army in the 1960's stationed in Korea where he worked as a newspaper editor. From 1968 to 1990 he has worked as a journalist on various publications. He was named as finalist to win a Pulitzer Prize in 1980 for his study of the Native Americans in Minnesota and North Dakota. He actually won the Pulitzer Prize in 1986 for a series of articles about the farm crisis in the Midwest. After burn-out from working the crime beat for twenty years, he was published as an author of two nonfiction books and many books of fiction. He still dabbles in journalism from time to time.
John does extensive travelling for book tours. While not travelling, he can be found at his homes in Minnesota. He has many varied interests including archaeology, fishing, hunting, karate (has a black belt), and photography amongst other things. He once canoed solo from the mouth of the Mississippi in Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
He has also traveled in Turkey, Egypt, Jordan and Israel. He has been involved in archaeology digs in Beth Shean in Israel and Tel Rehov near the Sea of Galilee. He was the photographer and a major financial backer.
In January, 2008, MinnPost partnered with KYSP-TV to send John Sandford and photojournalist, Eric Bowen, to Baden, Iraq for two weeks. They were imbedded with the 2-147th assault helicopter battalion of the Minnesota National Guard. The articles he wrote can be found on his website. He says he still thinks of himself as a journalist. Asked why he wanted to go, he says, "I'm going to Iraq because I'm interested in the war there, and because I'm interested in the cultural dynamics in the Middle East, where I have a good number of friends."
John Sandford is world renowned for his Prey series, Kidd series, and Virgil Flowers series. He also wrote three stand alone books of fiction, Dead Watch, Dark of the Moon, and Night Crew.
He has also published two books of nonfiction, "The Eye and the Heart" and "Plastic Surgery". John's son, Roswell Camp, Designed and maintains his website.
Books by John Sandford:
The prey Series: Rules of Prey (1989) Shadow Prey (1990) Eyes of Prey (1991) Silent Prey (1992) Winter Prey (1993) Night Prey (1994) Mind Prey (1995) Sudden Prey (1996) Secret Prey (1998) Certain Prey (1999)
Easy Prey (2000) Chosen Prey (2001) Mortal Prey (2002) Naked Prey (2003) Hidden Prey (2004) Broken Prey (2005) Invisible Prey (2007) Phantom Prey (2008) Wicked Prey (2009) Storm Prey (2010)
The Kidd Series: The Fool's Run (1989) The Empress File (1991) The Devil's Code (2000) The Hanged Man's Song (2003)
The Virgil Flowers Series: Dark of the Moon (2007) Heat Lightening (2008) Rough Country (2009)
Stand Alone Novels: The Night Crew (1997) Dead Watch (2006)
Nonfiction: The Eye and the Heart Plastic Surgery
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