William Diehl was an American novelist and photojournalist. His other novels, all with plot lines fueled by murder, greed, romance and various forms of mayhem, included "Chameleon" (1981), "Hooligans" (1984), "The Horse" (1987), "27" (1990), "Primal Fear" (1992), "Show of Evil" (1995), "Reign in Hell" (1997) and "Eureka" (2002).