Peter Houlahan

PETER HOULAHAN is an author, freelance writer, and book review contributor. His work has appeared in CrimeReads , Salon , Los Angeles Review of Books , The Daily Mirror , and The Orange County Register . His first book, Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History , was a finalist for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Hammett Prize, and a Macavity Award. The book has been chosen as a New York Times summer pick; a best book of the year by NPR, The Wall Street...See more

PETER HOULAHAN is an author, freelance writer, and book review contributor. His work has appeared in CrimeReads , Salon , Los Angeles Review of Books , The Daily Mirror , and The Orange County Register . His first book, Norco '80: The True Story of the Most Spectacular Bank Robbery in American History , was a finalist for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, the Hammett Prize, and a Macavity Award. The book has been chosen as a New York Times summer pick; a best book of the year by NPR, The Wall Street Journal , and Amazon; and a Gold Standard selection by the Junior Library Guild. His second nonfiction book, Reap the Whirlwind , was released in 2024. Originally from Southern California, Houlahan now lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut, where he works as an emergency medical technician. Find out more at ... See less