| Gregg Olson | |
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| Born | March 5, 1959 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | True crime, Thriller |
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Gregg Olsen (born March 5, 1959, in Seattle, Wash.) is a [[New York Times]] and a USA Today bestselling author of eight nonfiction books and six novels, most of which are crime-related. The subjects of his true crime books include convicted child rapist and school teacher Mary Kay Letourneau, product tampering killer Stella Nickell, fasting specialist Linda Burfield Hazzard, and former Amishman and convicted murderer Eli Stutzman.
Olsen has received numerous awards and critical acclaim for his writing. The Deep Dark: Disaster and Redemption in America's Richest Silver Mine was selected as "Idaho Book of the Year" in 2006 by the Idaho Libraries Association and was a finalist for a Spur Award for best contemporary historical nonfiction book by the Western Writers of America. In 2007, The Deep Dark was also selected by Boise State University as its first year read for incoming freshmen. Starvation Heights was honored by Washington State Library and the Washington Secretary of State as a selection for its annual "Everybody Reads" literary program for books that contribute to the culture of the state.
Olsen has been a guest on "Good Morning America," "The Early Show," Court TV, "Entertainment Tonight," CNN, FOX News, 48 Hours, and many other US and international TV programs discussing criminal cases. He lives in rural Olalla, Washington, with his wife, a graphic designer.
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Starvation Heights was adapted for the stage by Portland, Ore., playwright Ginny Foster and debuted as a part of the National New Play Festival in July 2008. It was announced in January 2009 that the book was optioned by producer Jason Fogelson and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy Letts for a film adaptation. Letts will write the script.