Stephen Jay SchwartzLos Angeles Times bestselling author Stephen Jay Schwartz grew up in New Mexico and traveled the United States extensively before settling down in Los Angeles. There he became the director of development for Wolfgang Petersen, helping dvelop films such as Outbreak, Bicentennial Man, and Air Force One. Beat is his second novel, a sequel to Boulevard. Schwartz currently lives in Southern California with his wife and two young boys. Read More Read Less