Dana Cameron's novels and short stories are inspired by her career as an archaeologist. Her crime fiction has won multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards, and has been short-listed for the Edgar Award. Several of her Emma Fielding archaeology mysteries have been made into movies for the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel. HELLBENDER is the third urban fantasy novel set in her Fangborn 'verse. Dana lives in Massachusetts, USA; learn more at www.danacameron.com.

Thomas Pluck has slung hash, worked on the docks, trained in martial arts in Japan, and even swept the Guggenheim museum (not as part of a clever heist). He hails from Nutley, New Jersey--home to criminal masterminds Martha Stewart and Richard Blake--but has so far evaded capture. His latest is THE BOY FROM COUNTY HELL, the second Jay Desmarteaux crime thriller, which follows BAD BOY BOOGIE. He also wrote Blade of Dishonor, an action adventure which MysteryPeople called “the Raiders of the Lost Ark of pulp paperbacks.” Joyce Carol Oates calls him “a lovely kitty man.”

You can find him online at www.thomaspluck.com and on twitter as @thomaspluck

Don’t let the smile fool you; Holly West has a dark side.

Originally from a small town in Northern California, Holly moved to the big city to attend Loyola Marymount University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Screenwriting. After shoving a few unproduced scripts in the proverbial desk drawer, she succumbed to her baser instincts and turned to writing crime fiction.

She’s the author of the Mistress of Fortune series, set in late 17th century London and featuring amateur sleuth Isabel Wilde, a mistress to King Charles II who secretly makes her living as a fortuneteller. The first in the series, Mistress of Fortune, was published by Harlequin’s Carina Press in February 2014 and was nominated for the Left Coast Crime Rosebud Award for Best First Novel in 2015.

Holly’s short stories appear online and in numerous anthologies, including Feeding Kate: A Crime Fiction Anthology, Needle: A Magazine of Noir, Shotgun Honey Presents: Both Barrels, Protectors 2: Heroes, The Big Book of Jack the Ripper, and Unloaded. Her short fiction has twice been honored with Anthony Award nominations. Her latest story, “The Best Laid Plans,” appears in Florida Happens, the 2018 Bouchercon anthology (September 2018).

Holly’s also the editor of the forthcoming Murder-A-Go-Go’s, a crime fiction anthology inspired by the music of The Go-Go’s. Net proceeds from the collection will benefit Planned Parenthood of America. Murder-A-Go-Go’s will be published by Down and Out Books in March 2019.

Holly lives in Northern California with her husband, Mick, and dogs, Stella and Brando. She’s a member of the Mystery Writers of America, for which she edits the Southern California chapter’s newsletter. She’s also a member of Sisters in Crime and the International Thriller Writers. She’s the television contributor to the bi-weekly Do Some Damage podcast, “7 Minutes With,” hosted by Steve Weddle.

Holly is represented by Elizabeth K. Kracht of Kimberley Cameron & Associates.

Hector Acosta was born in Mexico City and moved to the United States. He spent time in El Paso and Dallas before moving with his understanding wife and dog to New York. His time living on the border left an impression on him, and much of his writing revolves around that area and its people. In his free time he enjoys watching wrestling and satisfying a crippling Lego addiction.

Sarah has worked a variety of odd jobs, from script reader to private investigator assistant. She’s published numerous short stories and a children’s chapter book. Her noir novella, CLEANING UP FINN, with All Due Respect Books, was an Anthony finalist and IPPY Award winner. She’s the co-editor of THE SWAMP KILLERS and THE NIGHT OF THE FLOOD with E.A. Aymar and has written for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Hapa Mag, and P.S. I Love You, among others. Visit her at https://sarahmchen.com.

Ed Kurtz is the author of THE RIB FROM WHICH I REMAKE THE WORLD, NAUSEA, ANGEL OF THE ABYSS, THE FORTY-TWO, and A WIND OF KNIVES, as well as numerous short stories. His work has appeared in Needle: A Magazine of Noir, BEAT to a PULP, Shotgun Honey, Thuglit, and several anthologies, including The Best American Mystery Stories 2014. Ed resides in Connecticut.

From his beginnings as a young stand-up comedian (Def Comedy Jam All-Stars vol. 12), Danny Gardner has enjoyed careers as an actor, director, and screenwriter. He is a recent Pushcart Prize nominee for his creative non-fiction piece Forever. In an Instant., published by Literary Orphans Journal. His first short fiction piece, “Labor Day”, appeared in Beat to a Pulp, and his flash fiction has been featured in Out of the Gutter and on Noir On The Air. He is a frequent reader at Noir at the Bar events nationwide. He blogs regularly at 7 Criminal Minds. He is a proud member of the Mystery Writers of America and the International Thriller Writers.

Danny lives in Los Angeles by way of Chicago. A Negro and an Ofay is his first novel.

“Fiction is the lie I use to tell my truth.” Josh Stallings’ Young Americans, a ‘70’s glam-rock disco heist novel was nominated for both a 2016 Lefty Award and an Anthony Award. His hard boiled Moses McGuire trilogy found itself on over fourteen best of the year lists. His short fiction appears all over the damn place. Born in Los Angeles. Raised in Nor Cali. He now lives and types in the San Jacinto mountains. Surrounded by cedar, pine, and oak forests he spends his days dreaming up nefarious plots, evil crimes, and redemptive tales.​

Website: http://joshstallings.com/

Hilary Davidson was a journalist before she turned to the dark side and started writing crime fiction. Her novels include the Lily Moore series—The Damage Done, The Next One to Fall, and Evil in All Its Disguises—the bestselling Shadows of New York series—One Small Sacrifice and Don’t Look Down—and the standalone novels Blood Always Tells and Her Last Breath.

She is also the author of some fifty short stories; a few of the earliest have been gathered in a collection called The Black Widow Club. Her fiction has won two Anthony Awards, a Derringer Award, and a host of other accolades. Toronto born and raised, she moved to New York City in October 2001 because of her very persuasive husband, Daniel. She is also the author of eighteen nonfiction books.

Visit Hilary online at www.hilarydavidson.com.