I'm from Chicago. I love its people and its inspiring, flamboyant, and often violent history. Sandburg called it "City of the Big Shoulders," a working man's town. Nelson Algren wrote: "It's always been an artist's town and it's always been a torpedo's town...."

My stories take place in this Windy City. The latest is LOVE & HATE IN DREAMLAND (LHD) a prequel to the Joe Ganzer mysteries that began with CURSE OF THE MALTESE FALCON, which was followed by THE SWAMI CASE, all mystery/thrillers set in 1940s Chicago, London, Montréal, and Hollywood.

In non-fiction, I had great fun researching and writing THE MASQUE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE about the identity of the Bard. I came to a startling conclusion.

I'm currently working on another novel that picks up where LHD left off. It is another prequel-sequel that follows Joe Ganzer in his exploits during World War II as an OSS intelligence agent.

(Please Note: My novels can be read in any sequence without compromise.