In 2013 E. J. Simon published the first book in his Michael Nicholas series, Death Never Sleeps, which became a Kindle bestseller. Since then he has published four more books in the series, which have proved equally popular. He’s a member of the Author’s Guild, The Mystery Writers of America and the North Carolina Writer’s Network, and holds an M . A. in Communications from Fairfield University and a B . A. in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. New York City born and bred, he and his family now live in North Carolina, where he follows the Durham Bulls along with the New York Yankees.