Award-winning author Reavis Z. Wortham was born in Paris, Texas, but lives in Dallas. He graduated with a B.S in industry and technology from East Texas State University (now Texas A&M, Commerce). Upon graduation, he began a teaching career in Garland. Wortham received a master’s in education from ETSU and after ten years in the classroom, took the job as communications specialist for the Garland ISD, retiring from that department as director of communications in 2011.
Dark Places, fifth in Wortham’s Red River Mysteries (Poisoned Pen Press) came out in 2015.
Wortham is a member of Mystery Writers of America and the Writers' League of Texas.
Praise for Reavis Z. Wortham's work
“Wortham nails the time period, the hardscrabble town, and the people, for whom family loyalties are paramount.” —Publishers Weekly
“Reavis Z. Wortham is the real thing: a literary voice that’s gut-bucket Americana delivered with a warm and knowing Texas twang.” —CJ Box, New York Times bestselling author of Endangered
“Replete with period details and a strong sense of place, this winning fifth series entry (after Vengeance Is Mine) is as much a coming-of-age story as crime fiction. This series is comparable to Rick Riordan’s Tres Navarre or Joe Lansdale’s Hap Collins and Leonard Pine books. —Library Journal
“An accomplished first novel about life and murder in a small Texas town. Not just scary but funny too, as Wortham nails time and place in a sure-handed, captivating way. There's a lot of good stuff in this unpretentious gem.” —Kirkus Reviews
