Joe Perrone Jr. was a sportswriter with the Passaic-Clifton, NJ Herald-News, and a freelance advertising copywriter. He was also a professional fly-fishing guide on the Beaverkill River in the Catskill Mountains of New York. "As The Twig Is Bent," the first in the Matt Davis Mystery Series, was recently translated into Portuguese. "Opening Day" (the second in the series) and "Twice Bitten" are slated for translation in the near future. Mr. Perrone is also the author of "Escaping Innocence (A Story of Awakening)," a coming-of-age novel set in the ’60s and "A ’Real’ Man’s Guide To Divorce (First, you bend over and...)." A new Matt Davis Mystery, "Broken Promises," is scheduled for release in July 2013. "As the Twig is Bent" is now available in audio book, and all of Joe’s novels will likewise be available in audio book format by summer’s end 2013. Joe and his wife, Becky, live in the mountains of Western North Carolina with their two calico cats, Cassie and Callie. Joe welcomes comments and inquiries from readers, and makes every effort to respond to them all. Readers may email him at: joetheauthor@joeperronejr.com or visit his website at www.joeperronejr.com.