R.J. Koreto has been a merchant seaman, book editor, journalist and novelist. He was born and raised in New York City and decided to be a writer after reading The Naked and the Dead. He and his wife have two  grown daughters and divide their time between Rockland County, N.Y., and  Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. His recent title, The Cadieux Murders, is a  Foreword Indies 2024 Gold Winner for LGBTQ+.

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