Background
Bayard was born on November 30, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Northern Virginia.
Bayard was born on November 30, 1963 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Northern Virginia.
He graduated from Princeton University and received a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
His historical mysteries include The Pale Blue Eye, Mr. Timothy, The Black Tower, The School of Night and Roosevelt"s Beast, and have been translated into 11 languages. He lives in Washington, District of Columbia, and teaches fiction writing at George Washington University.
He was a staffer at the United States. House of Representatives, working for Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton (Doctorate-District of Columbia) and as press secretary for then Representative Philosophy Sharp (Doctorate-Indiana).