Michael Koryta (pronounced ko-ree-ta) (born September 20, 1982) is an American author of contemporary crime and supernatural fiction.

A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, Koryta graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2006 with a bachelor of arts in criminal justice.

[3] In 2008, Koryta was honored with the Outstanding Young Alumni Award by Indiana University.

As an eight-year-old boy, he wrote to his favorite writers, and by the age of sixteen he had decided he wanted to become a crime novelist.

[4] Many of Koryta's novels have been optioned for potential film or television production.