Eric Van Lustbader is the author of more than 35 best-selling novels, including The Ninja, in which he introduced much-loved hero Nicholas Linnear, Any Minute Now, The Testament and The Fallen.
Spanning 40 years, his novels have been translated into over 20 languages.
In 2004, Lustbader was chosen by the estate of the late Robert Ludlum to continue the Jason Bourne novels. He has written ten Bourne novels; the latest is The Bourne Enigma.
He is a founding member of the International Thriller Writers.
In his spare time, he tends the 20 species of Japanese maples on his property. He loves his wife, fellow Festival author, Victoria, his god-children, and traveling, in that order.