Robert Clark is a novelist and writer of nonfiction. He received the Edgar Award for his novel Mr. White's Confession in 1999. A native of St. Paul, Minnesota, he lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.

Clark's books touch on several genres but often return to questions centered in God: "Is there a God? Does he love us? Is he even paying attention?"

Fiction

• In the Deep Midwinter (1998)
• Mr. White's Confession (1999)
• Love Among the Ruins (2002)

Nonfiction

• James Beard: A Biography (1993)
• River of the West: A Chronicle of the Columbia (1997)
• The Solace of Food: A Life of James Beard (1998)
• My Grandfather's House: A Genealogy of Doubt and Faith (2000)
• Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces (2008)