Last Puffs

Harley Mazuk was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned a B.A. in English Literature from Hiram College, and studied at Elphinstone College, Bombay, India. He worked in the music business in New York, then joined the Federal Government, for a 29-year run, first in Information Technology, later as a writer and editor in corporate communications. Retired now, Mr. Mazuk likes to write pulp fiction, mainly private eye stories, several of which have appeared in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. His first story, ＂The Tall Blonde with the Hot Boiler,＂ resulted in his first sale, to EQMM (Jan. 2011). He has sold longer fiction (novelettes/novellas) to Dead Guns Press and Dark Passages. His first full length novel, White with Fish, Red with Murder, was released Feb. 28, 2017, by Driven Press. Mr. Mazuk’s passions are his family, writing, reading, running, peace, Italian cars, and California wine. He lives with his wife, Anastasia, in Maryland, where they have raised two children.