Scott O’Connor was born in Syracuse, New York. Among Wolves, his 2004 novella, was praised by the Los Angeles Times Book Review for its “crisp, take-no-prisoners style.” Untouchable, his first novel, was published by Tyrus Books in May 2011 and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award. His new novel, Half World, will be published by Simon & Schuster in February 2014. He lives with his family in Los Angeles.