Chris F. Holm wrote his first story at the age of six. It got him sent to the principal's office. He'd like to think that right then is when he decided to become a writer. Since then, his work has fared better, appearing in such publications as Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Needle Magazine, and Thuglit. He's been a Derringer Award finalist and a Spinetingler Award winner, and his work has been selected to appear in THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2011. His debut novel, DEAD HARVEST (Angry Robot Books, March 2012), is the first in a series of supernatural thrillers that recast the battle between heaven and hell as Golden Era crime pulp. You can visit Chris on the web at www.chrisfholm.com.