John Lutz is the author of more than forty novels and more than two hundred short stories and articles, covering nearly every mystery subgenre. Among his awards are the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award and the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award. His novels and short fiction have been translated into almost every language and adapted for almost every medium. He and his wife split their time between St. Louis, Missouri, and Sarasota, Florida.
Bill Pronzini is the author of the Nameless Detective mysteries, America's longest-running PI series, as well as more than thirty suspense novels. He has won or been nominated for every prize offered to crime fiction writers, including the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He lives in California with his wife, the crime novelist Marcia Muller.
