Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis, born Robert Patterson Ellis, is the bestselling author of Access to Power and The Dead Room, as well as two critically acclaimed series—the Lena Gamble novels, City of Fire, The Lost Witness, and Murder Season, and the Detective Matt Jones thriller series, which includes City of Echoes, The Love Killings, The Girl Buried in the Woods, and City of Stones. Matt Jones 5 (untitled) will be out in 2025.

Born in Philadelphia, Robert moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a writer, producer, and director in film, television, and advertising. After ghostwriting the final draft of Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Robert wrote his first novel, Access to Power, a national bestseller. His books have been translated and published around the world, and have won praise from numerous authors and publications, including Janet Evanovich, Michael Connelly, and The New York Times.