This page was last updated on: 9/27/2009

Award-winning author R. Barri Flowers is one of the most multitalented writers on the scene today with nearly forty published books of fiction and nonfiction, two dozen short stories, a handful of poems, numerous articles, and seemingly endless ideas for more.

Born in Detroit, Michigan as the second of five children, Barri was always an avid reader and writer of short stories with dreams of becoming a published author someday. The dream turned into reality as a young man with the publication of a western mystery short story, “The Hired Gun,” by a small publisher, Inky Trails Press. A number of other short stories followed, along with poems.

A literary criminologist, Barri began his book writing career with criminology and criminal justice textbooks, after receiving a B.A. and M.S. in Criminal Justice from Michigan State University. Many of these books went on to become bestsellers, including THE PROSTITUTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS (McFarland, 2005), MURDER, AT THE END OF THE DAY AND NIGHT (Charles C Thomas, 2002) and THE ADOLESCENT CRIMINAL (McFarland, 1990).

Barri branched out into true crime writing with THE SEX SLAVE MURDERS (St. Martin’s Press, 1996), which became a bestseller. Excerpts of the book appeared in the January 1997 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. He co-wrote the bestselling true crime reference work, MURDERS IN THE UNITED STATES: CRIMES, KILLERS AND VICTIMS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (McFarland, 2004).

Barri expanded to fiction with the critically acclaimed Jack the Ripper historical thriller, IN THE DARK OF NIGHT (iUniverse, 2001). His first commercially published novel was the legal thriller, PERSUASIVE EVIDENCE (Dorchester, 2004) followed by JUSTICE SERVED (Dorchester, 2005) and STATE’S EVIDENCE (Dorchester, 2006).

JUSTICE SERVED was nominated for a Romantic Times Award.

In October 2006, he received the prestigious Wall of Fame Award from his alma mater Michigan State University and its renowned School of Criminal Justice.

So what’s next for this talented author?

“I never rest on my laurels or take for granted accomplishments,” Barri insists. “I hopefully have many years left in me and want to continue to write books, short stories, and articles for my fans, family, and the readers yet to discover me.”

R. Barri Flowers currently resides in the beautiful Pacific Northwest and enjoys spending time in Hawaii, California, and Michigan; with dreams to someday visit Australia and New Zealand, among other places around the world.

Stay tuned for much more news from this one-of-a kind author.

In the meantime, he invites visitors to explore the site and enjoy!

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