HALE, Daniel J. 1960(?)-

PERSONAL:

Born c. 1960. Education: Earned degree from Cornell University, 1991; also earned degrees from Southern Methodist University and Bowen School of Law.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Dallas, TX. Agent—Sophie Cathro, Carol Fass Publicity & Public Relations, Inc., 26 West Seventeenth Street, Ste. 802, New York, NY 10011; fax: 212-691-5012. E-mail—[email protected]; [email protected].

CAREER:

Author, attorney, and mediator. Competitive mountain biker.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Agatha Award for best children's/young adult mystery, Malice Domestic, 2002, for Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery.

WRITINGS:

(With nephew, Matthew LaBrot) Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery, Top Publications (Dallas, TX), 2002.

(With Matthew LaBrot) Green Streak: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery, Top Publications (Dallas, TX), 2004.

Contributor of short fiction to anthologies such as Book Marks.

WORK IN PROGRESS:

White Out, the third Zeke Armstrong mystery, plus additional books in the series—Blue Moon, Orange Crush, and Black Ice—and an adult mystery series.

SIDELIGHTS:

See sketch for Matthew LaBrot in this volume.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Buffalo News, April 21, 2004, Jean Westmoore, review of Green Streak: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery, section N, p. 12.

Dallas Morning News, May 7, 2003, Nancy Churnin, "Writing Duo Scores with Mystery Fans."

School Library Journal, December, 2002, Janice C. Hayes, review of Red Card: A Zeke Armstrong Mystery, p. 140.

ONLINE

Apple Computer Web site,http://www.apple.com/ (June 30, 2004), Nancy Eaton, profile of Matthew LaBrot and Daniel J. Hale.

Cornell University Web site,http://www.cornell.edu/ (June 30, 2004), profile of Daniel J. Hale with Matthew LaBrot.

Crescent Blues Web site,http://www.crescentblues.com/ (August, 2003), interview with Matthew LaBrot and Daniel J. Hale.

Kidsreads Web site,http://www.kidsreads.com/ (April 15, 2004), interview with Matthew LaBrot and Daniel J. Hale.

MyShelf.com,http://www.myshelf.com/ (June 30, 2004), Jo Rogers, review of Red Card.

Top Publications Web site,http://www.toppub.com/ (June 30, 2004), biography of Daniel J. Hale and Matthew LaBrot.

Zeke Armstrong Web site,http://www.zekearmstrong.com (June 30, 2004), biography of Daniel J. Hale and Matthew LaBrot.*