Richard Gazala

Vanderbilt University, Attended 1983 - 1986, Class of 1986, Postdoctoral, Law
Vanderbilt University, Attended 1979 - 1983, Class of 1983, Bachelor's Degree

Author

The Writer's Center, Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, American Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, Vanderbilt University Law School Aumni Association, Vanderbilt University Alumni Association

Thriller author, lawyer, music aficionado, youth sports coach, guerrilla chef, working out, public speaking

Helter Skelter (Vincent Bugliosi), In Cold Blood (Truman Capote), Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (Hunter S. Thompson), All the President's Men (Bernstein & Woodward), The Sanctuary (Raymond Khoury), The Demolished Man (Alfred Bester), "The Raven" (Edgar Allan Poe), and of course, Blood of the Moon (Richard Gazala)

Lawrence of Arabia, The Dark Knight, Borat, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Godfather

Them Crooked Vultures, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Aerosmith, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steely Dan, ZZ Top, Sixx:A.M., Roxy Music, Buddy Guy, Kate Bush, Foo Fighters

24, Sons of Anarchy, Little Britain, The Young Ones

I'm an author. I was born in Ohio, and grew up in Beirut, Lebanon, Belmont, Massachusetts, and London, England. While living in Lebanon and England I traveled extensively in the Middle East and Europe, learning enough Arabic and French to get myself into and out of trouble. I went to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where I earned a B.A. and a J.D. while holding down jobs as a radio DJ, record store sales guy, security guard, bouncer, market researcher, and law clerk. I've practiced law for over twenty years in Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and Virginia, as a trial and corporate attorney, and I'm a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court. A couple years ago, I started writing my debut novel, a thriller titled "Blood of the Moon." I'm proud my first book's being published in October, 2009. Meanwhile, I'm researching and writing my second novel, a thriller set in New Orleans about a badly broken, drug-addicted man seeking redemption through capturing a serial killer who seems increasingly familiar the closer he gets.

People who enjoy reading novels (especially mine).