May 2011

Welcome to my site.

I am happy to announce the publication of my business book--TAMING THE BEAST--in June from John Wiley & Sons.

I am honored to have been elected for the second year as Executive Vice President of the Mystery Writers of America. It's my great pleasure serve with this year's President, the amazing Lisa Scottoline. It's certainly an exciting year!

My excellent Board of Directors has been busy and we have made great strides for the organization:

** We had a very successful Edgars Awards banquet in April

** We are continuing the successful growth of MWA University, a series of regional 1-day classes in the craft of mystery writing, taught by some of the top-ranked authors in the field. This year's classes will be in New Orleans, San Francisco and Wisconsin.

You can preorder Taming the Beast now.

I have a short story in the exciting anthology, Thriller 2 from Mira Books, edited by Clive Cussler.

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LADYKILLER from Oceanview Publishing, a dark thriller that I wrote with my wife, Meredith Anthony, has gotten voer 30 great reviews!

"LADYKILLER is a dark tale with an unsettling ending. On a one-to-ten darkenss scale, this thriller rates a high nine."
-- Mystery Scene

“Light and Anthony have put together a fast moving thriller that keeps the suspense building right to the end.” 
-- Jon Jordan, Crimespree Magazine

“The husband-and-wife team that wrote this thriller has constructed a tale that is eerie, with a twist at the end that blows the mind.” 
-- Theodore Feit, DorothyL 

“Ladykiller is superbly crafted with vivid detail that draws you into the story.  An astounding 5 stars!”
--  Terry South for Bookpleasures

LADYKILLER was chosen one of the 10 best of 2008 by the Editor of The Strand Mystery Magazine. It was nominated for a Book of the Year Award by ForeWord Magazine.