- Announced the signing of a multi-book contract with Tor Books, part of the St. Martin's publishing group, for the publication beginning in 2007 of the long-running Destroyer series. (July 2006)
- Announced that he had signed a Destroyer film production deal with Robert Evans independent production company in Hollywood. The deal covers film and television, as well as computer games and merchandising. (April 2006)
- Creator, with Richard Sapir, of The Destroyer (Remo Williams) who has appeared in more than 100 action/adventure novels.
- Helped develop the Bill Tilghman western film You Know My Name (1999) for Turner Pictures.
- Won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1985 for his novel "Grandmaster" (co-authored with Molly Cochran).
- Won the Edgar Allan Poe Award, given by the Mystery Writers of America, in 1986 for his novel "Pigs Get Fat.".
- Won two Shamus awards from the Private Eye Writers of America, for his novel The Ceiling of Hell and for his short story "Another Day, Another Dollar.".
- Had two children with Nancy Cartwright, daughter Lucy Mae and son Jackson.
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