Truscott was born in Japan to US Army Colonel Lucian K. Truscott III and Anne (née Harloe). His … See more

Starting in 1970, Truscott joined The Village Voice as a freelancer and later staff writer. He had previously written for the Voice as a cadet, submitting "conservative, right-wing letters" that the newspaper eventually started to p… See more

Truscott's first novel, Dress Gray, was about a West Point cadet who was found dead. It was a bestseller, appearing thirteen weeks on The New York Times hardcover bestseller list and seven weeks on the paperback … See more

• The Complete Van Book (1977) — ISBN 978-0517527900
• Dress Gray (1979) — ISBN 978-0451190475
• Army Blue (1989) — ISBN 978-0517573846… See more