Robert Ferrigno

{{short description|American writer}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Robert Ferrigno

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1947}}

| birth_place = Florida, U.S.

| occupation = Author

| nationality = American

| period = 1990–present

| genre = Crime fiction

}}

Robert Ferrigno (born 1947) is an American author of crime novels and of speculative fiction. Eight books published between 1990 and 2004 were additions to the detective and thriller genres, while the post 9/11 'Assassin trilogy' is set in an imagined United States dominated by Islam.{{cite web|author1=James Flint|title=Jihad Cola|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/mar/18/featuresreviews.guardianreview18|website=The Guardian|accessdate=13 March 2018|date=18 March 2006}}

In February 2009 he was nominated as a finalist for an Edgar Award{{cite web|author1=Mary Ann Gwinn|title=Local author Robert Ferrigno finalist for Edgar award|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/local-author-robert-ferrigno-finalist-for-edgar-award/|website=The Seattle Times|accessdate=13 March 2018|date=2 February 2009}} and has been reviewed by the Los Angeles Times{{cite web|author1=Tim Rutten|title=A vision of Al Qaeda as victor|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-feb-15-et-rutten15-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=13 March 2018|date=15 February 2006}} and The New York Times{{cite web|author1=Janet Maslin|title=There's Been a Big Change in Islamic States of America|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/16/books/theres-been-a-big-change-in-islamic-states-of-america.html|website=New York Times|accessdate=13 March 2018|date=16 February 2006}} for his book Prayers for the Assassin.