Robert J. Randisi (J.R. Roberts) is an American author who writes in the Detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he “may be the last of the pulp writers.”
Branka Čubrilo is the author of seven novels and two collections of short stories. Branka’s articles, essays and short stories have been published in many online and print magazines in various countries and languages. She has worked as a radio producer and presenter (SBS Australia), as well as an interpreter and translator for several languages.
Rod Miller is a four-time winner and six-time finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award, recognized for novels, short stories, poems, and a song. He writes fiction, poetry, and history related to the American West, and his work has been featured in numerous anthologies and magazines.
Jerry Ahern (Axel Kilgore) is a science fiction and action author best known for his post-apocalyptic survivalist series The Survivalist. These pulp novels have sold more than 3.5 million copies worldwide. He also authored the gut-wrenching, action packed series, “They Call Me the Mercenary” under the pseudonym Axel Kilgore. Along with his wife, Sharon, he is co-author of over eighty internationally-published novels.
Bonnie MacDougal is a trial lawyer who practiced for sixteen years in major law firms across the country. Born in suburban Philadelphia, she received her undergraduate degree from Bryn Mawr College, magna cum laude with Honors in English literature, and her law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was a moot-court champion and held a fellowship in legal writing. Her law career took her to Anchorage, Alaska, and Little Rock, Arkansas (where she was one of the few lawyers ever to practice law with Bill Clinton), before she returned to Philadelphia.
SHAMUS AWARD-winning author Rodman Philbrick (Chris Jordan) grew up on the New England coast, where he worked as a longshoreman and boat builder. For many years he wrote thrillers, mysteries and detective novels. The Private Eye Writers of America nominated two of his T.D. Stash series as best detective novel, and then selected Philbrick’s Brothers & Sinners as Best Novel in 1993.
I shot some 30 TV commercials with three-time world champion racing driver Jackie Stewart. At one point, Jackie said when he was driving really well, he always had plenty of time. That floored me. I’d driven racing cars, and I never had any time at all, arriving at corners, in Jackie’s phrase, “in a flurry of feathers and blood.” But when Jackie was racing he had “plenty of time” because he could divide time into thousandths of a second. And I thought, if I could capture that intensity, ferocity and detail, I could put you behind the wheel of a Formula One car.
Bob Anderson is the author of Sarge, What Now? and co-author on The Survivalist series (starting with Book #30) in collaboration with Jerry and Sharon Ahern. Bob is a fine writer and has published books such as TAC Leader: What Honor Requires, Anderson’s Rules and Grandfather Speaks. He is an expert on weaponry and military skills and is an accomplished public speaker. Bob retired as a Chief Master Sergeant from the United States Air Force Reserve with over 32 years of service.
Jerry Kennealy has worked as a police officer, as well as a licensed private investigator, adding great authenticity to his novels. Besides the Polo mysteries, two of which have been nominated for Shamus Awards, he’s written several non-series thrillers lately. He’s a member of the Mystery Writers of America and the Private Eye Writers of America.
Jeannette Remak is a military aviation historian, researcher, author, and artist. She served as the Aircraft Historian for the Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum for six years and aided the National Museum of the USAF in the restoration of the A-12 Blackbird. She has worked as a consultant for a number of Aviation Museums including the National Museum of the USAF. She holds a master’s degree in Aviation Science and a degree in Commercial Photography. Ms. Remak is also an aviation artist which has a number of paintings in the Air Force Art Program including paintings in the book: “Magnificent Showcase—The History of the USAF Art Program” by Dr. Timothy Keck.
