Clark Howard has been a full-time professional writer for more than thirty years.

His work ranges from 21 contemporary novels and true-crime books, to more than 200 short stories and articles in the mystery, western, and true crime genres.

He has won the Edgar Allan Poe award and four Ellery Queen Readers' awards for short story writing, and has a dozen nominations in the short story and true crime categories from the Mystery Writers of America, Western Writers of America, and Private Eye Writers of America.

He has also written a boxing column for The Ring magazine, and has had his work adapted for both film and television.

Writing for The Crime Library is his first venture into electronic publishing.