
In 2015, he became the youngest person ever to win the Maltese Falcon award. In 2014 he won the Strand Critics award and was nominated for the prestigious Edgar, Barry, and Anthony awards. In 2013 Roger became the youngest person ever to win a CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger. Ghostman has since been published in more than twenty-nine countries around the world and climbed numerous bestseller lists. He wrote Ghostman, his debut novel, during his senior year of college and sent off the manuscript on the day he graduated. By 24 he was an international bestseller, and by 25 he had been nominated for nearly every major award in crime fiction. He signed his first movie deal at 21, graduated Reed College at 22, and signed a book deal with Alfred A. He had his first publication in The New York Times at 20.

His first play, " (Not Another) Divine Comedy"was produced for the stage by the Pittsburgh New Works Festival when he was only 19 years old. He completed his first novel (a dreadful science fiction book) at just 13 years old.

Roger Hobbs discovered his passion for writing when he was very young.
