Patrick Whitehurst is a fiction and non-fiction author. He’s also the author of the novellas Monterey Noir and Monterey Pulp, with a third, Monterey Lies, in the works. His most recent book, Haunted Monterey County, reveals the many ghostly locations found in the Central Coast community. He’s currently at work on a fifth nonfiction book for The History Press. Patricks strives in his writing to normalize the gray areas found in every day life. Nothing is ever black and white.

As a journalist, he’s worked for a number of newspapers and covered everything from the heartbreaking deaths of nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots to President Barack Obama’s visit to Grand Canyon. His book reviews and author interviews can be found at Suspense Magazine.

Patrick lives in Tucson, Arizona.