The Killers Are Coming

Jack Bludis is the author of more than sixty novels and novellas and almost 700 short stories in many genres and subgenres. Several different pennames disguise his work. His favorite subgenre is the PI novel and story, for which he has been nominated for both the Shamus and the Anthony Awards. Few days go by when he does not learn something new about the craft of fiction or is reminded of something he has forgotten. He is a father and a grandfather and a lifetime resident of the Baltimore area as well as a fan of local teams. His favorite writers are Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Phillip Roth, James Lee Burke, and Stephen King. He believes the great fictional works of the Twentieth Century included The Sun Also Rises, The Sound and the Fury, Goodbye Columbus, and The Green Mile.