Hiram Frederick "Rick" Moody III (born October 18, 1961) is an American
novelist and
short story writer best known for the 1994 novel
The Ice Storm, a chronicle of the dissolution of two suburban
Connecticut families over
Thanksgiving weekend in 1973, which brought widespread acclaim, became a bestseller, and was made into a
feature film of the same title. Many of his works have been praised by fellow writers and critics alike, and in 1999
The New Yorker chose him as one of America's most talented young writers, listing him on their "20 Writers for the 21st Century" list.