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Michael A. Black graduated from Columbia College,
Chicago in 2000 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in
Fiction Writing. He previously earned a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English from Northern Illinois University.
Despite his literary leanings, he has often said that
police work has been his life. A former Army Military
Policeman, he entered civilian law enforcement after
his discharge, and for the past twenty-seven years
has been a police officer in the south suburbs of
Chicago.
The author of over forty articles on subjects ranging
from police work to popular fiction, he has also had
over thirty short stories published in various
anthologies and magazines, including Ellery Queen
and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
Chicago in 2000 with a Master of Fine Arts degree in
Fiction Writing. He previously earned a Bachelor of
Arts degree in English from Northern Illinois University.
Despite his literary leanings, he has often said that
police work has been his life. A former Army Military
Policeman, he entered civilian law enforcement after
his discharge, and for the past twenty-seven years
has been a police officer in the south suburbs of
Chicago.
The author of over forty articles on subjects ranging
from police work to popular fiction, he has also had
over thirty short stories published in various
anthologies and magazines, including Ellery Queen
and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.
Exciting news! A Killing Frost, my first novel,
was released as a mass market paperback on
October 2 from Dorchester Press. I did a joint
signing with author Andrew Vachss at
Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park,
IL on October 10th, and I'll have other events
to be announced as well. In the spring of 2008,
Dorchester is releasing an original novel of
mine, Random Victim, which is the first of a
new police procedural series.
was released as a mass market paperback on
October 2 from Dorchester Press. I did a joint
signing with author Andrew Vachss at
Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park,
IL on October 10th, and I'll have other events
to be announced as well. In the spring of 2008,
Dorchester is releasing an original novel of
mine, Random Victim, which is the first of a
new police procedural series.
Lawyers … Chicago Private Detective Ron
Shade has a cop's inherent distrust of them,
even though it's been years since he was
relieved of his badge. Still, when his old
friend, Rick Walters, who happens to be a
member of the bar, needs help doing the
legwork for a wrongful death lawsuit, Shade
reluctantly agrees. Then he finds out they'll
be going up against the preeminent attorney
in Cook County, Mason Gilbert, and his
famous detective associate, Big John Flood.
The trial is in only three weeks and the first PI
on the case committed suicide midway
through. Or did he? As Shade begins, he's
hot on the trail of something very elusive in a
case like this: The truth. Then an opportunity
he's been dreaming of suddenly materializes:
a shot at the world heavyweight kickboxing
championship. Finding himself up against
some unbeatable opponents, Shade feels like
he's been swept up in a maelstrom. And this
time he finds out that the final judgment just
might be death.
Shade has a cop's inherent distrust of them,
even though it's been years since he was
relieved of his badge. Still, when his old
friend, Rick Walters, who happens to be a
member of the bar, needs help doing the
legwork for a wrongful death lawsuit, Shade
reluctantly agrees. Then he finds out they'll
be going up against the preeminent attorney
in Cook County, Mason Gilbert, and his
famous detective associate, Big John Flood.
The trial is in only three weeks and the first PI
on the case committed suicide midway
through. Or did he? As Shade begins, he's
hot on the trail of something very elusive in a
case like this: The truth. Then an opportunity
he's been dreaming of suddenly materializes:
a shot at the world heavyweight kickboxing
championship. Finding himself up against
some unbeatable opponents, Shade feels like
he's been swept up in a maelstrom. And this
time he finds out that the final judgment just
might be death.
Mighty Doc Atlas and his crew are about to
embark on a quest to eradicate a mysterious
masked vigilante known as The Wraith. But
the kidnapping of a prominent newspaper
magnate's daughter brings the governor
knocking on Doc's door with a personal
request to assist in the investigation. Soon,
Doc finds the two cases strangely
intertwined. Can anyone come out
unscathed with the preeminent crime fighter
of his day and the shadowy avenger of evil
running on a collision course?
embark on a quest to eradicate a mysterious
masked vigilante known as The Wraith. But
the kidnapping of a prominent newspaper
magnate's daughter brings the governor
knocking on Doc's door with a personal
request to assist in the investigation. Soon,
Doc finds the two cases strangely
intertwined. Can anyone come out
unscathed with the preeminent crime fighter
of his day and the shadowy avenger of evil
running on a collision course?
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Police Author
Michael A. Black
Michael A. Black