With Mother's Approval: The Seattle Police Hunt a Serial Killer

Mike Wells is an American bestselling author of more than thirty "unputdownable" thriller and suspense novels, including Lust, Money & Murder and Passion, Power & Sin. He is also known for his young adult books, such as The Mysterious Disappearance of Kurt Kramer, The Wrong Side of the Tracks, and Wild Child, which are used by English teachers in high schools and colleges worldwide. Formerly a screenwriter, Wells has a fast-paced, cinematic writing style. His work is often compared to that of the late Sidney Sheldon, with strong and inspiring female heroes, tightly-written scenes, engaging action/dialogue, and numerous plot twists. He currently lives in Europe and has taught in the Creative Writing program at the University of Oxford.

A devoted husband to Angel, who he describes as the love of his life, best friend, and soul-mate, Robert Rand is also a proud and loving father, step-father and grandfather. His fast-paced, gritty novels are action-packed crime/thrillers that are described by readers as very visual books that leave the reader feeling as if they are a witness to the action rather than a mere reader of it. Having spent a little over 25 years of his adult life in prison provides him with a unique perspective on criminal behavior that translates brilliantly into some of the most realistic characters ever presented to readers! He wrote his first novel, "Criminal Option" while in Los Angeles County Jail. At the time he was representing himself in a case that would have sent him to prison for the rest of his life if convicted. Learning the law as it applied to the criminal case against him was frying his brain. Another inmate suggested he spend some time each day writing a story in order to take his mind away from the law. By the time the jury came back with an acquittal, the first draft of his first novel had been completed and was spread across a dozen legal tablets. He is now working on his sixth novel while eating spaghetti and trying to keep his two dogs from begging for a bite.