Bio
Peter Colt is a 1996 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a BA in Political Science. Colt was a 24-year veteran of the Army Reserve with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq as an Army Civil Affairs officer. He is currently a police officer in Providence, Rhode Island. He is married with two sons and two perpetually feuding cats.
He enjoys, kayaking and camping and tries to get on the local rivers and ponds as often as he reasonably can. Colt is also an avid cook, a hobby which manages to find its way into his novels. He is a proud member of both the Mystery Writers of America and The Pawtuxet Athletic Club.
He is the author of the Andy Roark series of books, The Off-Islander (Kensington 2019) and Back Bay Blues (Kensington 2020) and Death at Fort Devens (Severn House 2022), The Ambassador (Severn House 2023) and The Judge (Severn House 2024). He has also published short stories in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine.
