(Hall, James W.) A winner of the Edgar and Shamus awards, James W. Hall is the author of twenty novels, as well as four books of poetry, two short story collections, and two works of nonfiction. Hall holds a BA from Florida Presbyterian College, an MA from Johns Hopkins, and a PhD in literature from the University of Utah. When they Come for You (Harper McDaniel) (Thomas & Mercer) is the first novel in a new series with protagonist Harper McDaniel. After her journalist husband and infant son are brutally executed in a fire in their Florida home, photographer Harper McDaniel has nothing left to live for—except settling the score.