A. J. Hartley

British-born writer A.J. HARTLEY, author of the "New York Times" bestselling "The Mask of Atreus "and "On the Fifth Day, " is the Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. As well as being a novelist and academic, he is a screenwriter, theatre director, and dramaturge. He is married, with a son, and lives in Charlotte.