A novelist, screenwriter, story consultant and professional cheesemonger, my stories have won crime fiction, journalism, business writing and interactive storytelling awards. My work as a cheesemonger has yet to win any awards other than happy customers.

I’m also the author of the crime novels All Debts, Public And Private and Broken Heartland, and The Grifted Girl (the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Billy Keene books, respectively). You can find out more about these books on my home page. All are available on Amazon.

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I’m also the author of Getaway, a crime novella that takes place in The Billy Keene Stories universe. It’s available exclusively by joining my reader email list. (Can you tell I really, really hope you’ll join my reader email list?)

And to be clear, I’m also the self-declared Arbiter of Such Things®, no matter the subject. 

I live in Kansas City and, for the first time, live on the Missouri side of the state line that divides it from Kansas. Around here you have to declare such things.

Born and raised in a small Kansas town. Graduated from Kansas State University (EMAW!). Then got the hell out of Kansas.

Moved to Boston, made some friends for life and met someone willing to put up with me.

After a few years moved with her to Columbus, Ohio. Had a kid there, then convinced my wife to move to Kansas City. To be closer to home…but not so close family could drop by without calling first.

Once in KC, promptly had another kid.

Sum total: Married, father of two. Everything else is window dressing.

The Window Dressing: Write a lot. Cook even more. Eat even more than that.

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