Chris F. Holm was born in Syracuse, New York, the grandson of a cop with a penchant for crime fiction. He wrote his first story at the age of six. It got him sent to the principal s office. Since then, his work has fared better, appearing in such publications as Ellery Queen s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock s Mystery Magazine, Needle Magazine, Beat to a Pulp, and Thuglit. He s been a Derringer Award finalist and a Spinetingler Award winner, and he s also written a novel or two. He lives on the coast of Maine with his lovely wife and a noisy, noisy cat.