I’m an author of literary and rebel noir. I run ultra-marathons. Read economics. Love dogs. I’m a Christian apologist and I miss Arizona. I’m the author of Cold Quiet Country, Nothing Save the Bones Inside Her, My Brother’s Destroyer, Tread, Solomon Bull, and other volumes not yet released. I live in Missouri with my wife Julie and my puppydog Faith, also known as “Princess Wigglebums” and “Stinky Princess.”

I’ve been recognized by Publishers Weekly (starred review and best of the week), Foreword, Indie Next list (Dec. 2012), Spinetingler Magazine, Hardboiled Wonderland, various independent best of the year mentions, (DoSomeDamage, among others) and have been published in France and favorably reviewed by Le Monde, La Croix, Le Figaro, and most appreciatedly, by bloggers and tweeters, everywhere.