Anthony Bruno, a crime writer, is the author of eleven crime fiction novels and four books of nonfiction true crime. He also wrote Seven, the novelization of the hit film starring Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. He was also a regular contributor to CrimeLibrary.com. His nonfiction work The Seekers: A Bounty Hunter's Story, was nominated for the Edgar Award in 2001 for best fact crime book. In 2004, a television movie adaptation of his novel Bad Apple was aired on TNT. A fourth-degree black belt, he studies and teaches the martial art aikido.