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Joe Hilley (born June 1956) is a New York Times Best Selling author. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama and grew up on the Gulf Coast in the town of Grand Bay, Alabama.〔(Addendum (Alabama Bar Association), August 2004, p.7 )〕 He is a graduate of Asbury College,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Asbury College )〕 Asbury Theological Seminary, and Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.〔(Cumberland Lawyer (Cumberland School of Law), Winter 2009, p. 34 )〕 Hilley began writing at night while practicing law as a criminal defense attorney. After completing two unpublished manuscripts, he quit the practice of law to concentrate on writing full-time. His first book, ''Sober Justice'' (David C. Cook), a legal thriller, was published in 2004.〔(Amazon.com: Sober Justice )〕 Four more books followed. The novels, which feature a down-and-out attorney named Mike Connolly, became popular in the Southeast, especially along the Gulf Coast where the stories are set. In 2008, Hilley was tapped to write a leadership biography of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. That book, entitled ''Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader'' (Zondervan), reached The New York Times Best Seller list during the final two weeks of the 2008 Presidential Election campaign. ==Published works== Hilley's novels include ''Sober Justice'', ''Double Take'', ''Electric Beach'', ''Night Rain'', and ''The Deposition''. In addition, his short story, ''Edgar's List'', was included in the 2006 anthology ''Heartwarming Christmas Stories''. His nonfiction works include ''Sarah Palin: A New Kind of Leader'' ''The Walk'', which he co-wrote with former NFL running-back Shaun Alexander, and ''Desert Rose: The Life and Legacy of Coretta Scott King'', which he wrote with Edythe Scott Bagley, sister of civil rights leader Coretta Scott King.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.uapress.ua.edu/product/Desert-Rose,5324.aspx )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Hilley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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