The Chisholms: A novel of the journey West

About the author

EVAN HUNTER was raised in New York, spent two years in the Navy and a short time teaching high school. Since those days he has been writing constantly, his first success being the result of his teaching experience, The Blackboard Jungle. He is also the author of Strangers When We Meet, Last Summer and the script for Hitchcock’s celebrated horror film, The Birds. Under the pseudonym of Ed McBain, Mr. Hunter is the author of the 87th Precinct thrillers, which currently have over 53 million copies in print around the world. Evan Hunter lives with his wife, Mary Vann, and their daughter, Amanda Finley. They divide their time between Connecticut and points south.