
Rick Yancey
Author · 15 books
aka Richard Yancey. Rick is a native Floridian and a graduate of Roosevelt University in Chicago. He earned a B.A. in English which he put to use as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service. Inspired and encouraged by his wife, he decided his degree might also be useful in writing books and in 2004 he began writing full-time. Since then he has launched two critically acclaimed series: The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, for young readers, and The Highly Effective Detective, for adults. Both books are set in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Rick lived for ten years before returning to Florida.
Series
Books

The Isle of Blood
2011

The Thirteenth Skull
2008

The Infinite Sea
2014

Rags & Bones
New Twists on Timeless Tales
2013

Confessions of a Tax Collector
One Man's Tour of Duty Inside the IRS
2004

A Burning in Homeland
2003

The Monstrumologist
2009

The 5th Wave Collection
2010

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
2005

The Final Descent
2013

The Seal of Solomon
2007

The 5th Wave
2013

The 5th Wave Chapter Sampler
2013

The Curse of the Wendigo
2010

The Last Star
2016