Dana King's first Nick Forte novel, A Small Sacrifice, was nominated for a 2013 Shamus Award. His first published novel, Grind Joint, earned notice from Woody Haut of the LA Review of Books as one of five Honorable Mentions to his Top Ten Noir Reads of 2013. Dana's work has also appeared in the original Thuglit, A Touch of Noir, Mysterical-E, and other web sites. He lives in suburban Maryland with The Beloved Spouse.