Chris F. Holm was born in Syracuse, New York,
the grandson of a cop who passed along his passion for crime fiction.
His work has appeared in such publications as Ellery Queen’s Mystery
Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Needle: A Magazine of
Noir, and THE BEST AMERICAN MYSTERY STORIES 2011. He’s been an Anthony
Award nominee, a Derringer Award finalist, and a Spinetingler Award
winner. His Collector novels, published by Angry Robot books, recast the
battle between heaven and hell as Golden Era crime pulp. He lives on
the coast of Maine with his lovely wife and a noisy, noisy cat.