at the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, he was a member of two teams that won the Pulitzer Prize. He worked in the Maine woods in his youth and trapped lobsters when living on an island in Penobscot Bay. He now divides his time between Texas and Maine.
Ricks's debut crime novel is Everyone Knows But You: A Tale of Murder on the Maine Coast.
At CrimeReads the author tagged "five books that helped me understand [Maine,] this beautiful and unique part of the country." One title on the list:
Read about the other entries on the list.The Lobster Coast by Colin Woodward (2004)
An encyclopedic tour de force that covers everything from “lobster war” turf battles to the influence on American culture of Winslow Homer and Edward Hopper. Probably the single best book to read about Maine, its history, and its myths.
Also see ten top mysteries set in Maine.
--Marshal Zeringue