Michael Capuzzo is an American journalist and author best known for his New York Times-bestselling nonfiction books The Murder Room and Close to Shore. The Murder Room, the true story of a private dining club of famous detectives who solve cold murders, and "Close to Shore," an historic thriller and recreation of the first American shark attack in World War I-era New Jersey, both enjoyed wide acclaim from critics and authors such as Gay Talese, Mark Bowden, John Sanford, and Michael Connelly. Capuzzo signed a contract for a new book with Simon & Schuster in 2011. The Murder Room, published in a number of countries, was one of five finalists for The Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction given by the British Crime Writer's Association for the best true-crime book by any writer of any nationality published in England in 2010/2011, and was nominated by Gotham/Penguin Books for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. An American TV series based on the book, also called "The Murder Room," is under development for CBS Television Studio with writer George Nolfi, scripting and producing with Julie Weitz of Carol Mendelsohn?s production company. 

May 1st, 1957 in Boston (Age 66)