Born in Ithaca, New York, Aric Davis has lived most of his life in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is the author of The Fort and the acclaimed YA novel Nickel Plated, called by Gillian Flynn a “dark but humane, chilling and sometimes heart-breaking work of noir” and given a “Top 10” Booklist designation in 2011. An aficionado of punk rock and other music, Davis worked as a body piercer for seventeen years before putting down the needles to write full time. He and his wife and daughter live in the chilly Midwest, where they enjoy rollercoasters, hockey, and cold weather.
