Eric frequently lectures in academic and business circles, and regularly appears as a damage control expert in the international media, including network television and radio, NPR, CNN, Fox, CNBC, C-Span, MSNBC, "Hardball with Chris Matthews," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher," USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and The Washington Post. He is also noted in the national media for his expertise on Internet-generated attacks or "flaming." For more information, contact DezResInfo@dezenhall.com.

In addition to the novels, Money Wanders (St. Martin's, 2002) and Jackie Disaster (Minotaur, 2003), Eric is the author of Nail 'Em! Confronting High-Profile Attacks on Celebrities and Businesses (Prometheus Books, 1999 hc; 2003 pb), a widely cited new text in business media and academic circles. His next novel, Shakedown Beach, will be published in 2004 by St. Martin's Minotaur.

He is a graduate of Dartmouth College, where he studied political science and the news media. As an investigative writer, Eric won acclaim when he uncovered the diaries of the late mobster, Meyer Lansky, which were featured in articles he wrote for the Los Angeles Times Syndicate, the Baltimore Sun, The New Republic, and Ethical Corporation. A documentary he co-produced on organized crime aired on the Discovery Channel in Fall 2002.

Eric Dezenhall was born in Camden, New Jersey, and raised in Southern New Jersey near Atlantic City. He serves on the Board of Directors for the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition. He currently lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and two children.


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