Charlie Newton is the author of two previous novels, Start Shooting and Calumet City. His work has been a finalist for the Edgar, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, the Macavity, and th...view moreCharlie Newton is the author of two previous novels, Start Shooting and Calumet City. His work has been a finalist for the Edgar, the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger, the Macavity, and the International Thriller Writer’s Thriller Award. Born in Chicago, Charlie has built successful bars/restaurants and resort apartments, raced thoroughbreds that weren’t quite so successful, and brokered television and film in the Middle East. He lives on the road.view less