Allen Renfro is a native of Tennessee currently making his residence in Knoxville. A graduate of Tusculum College he is recognized as an author of dark fiction who unabashedly tackles controversial subjects.Allen is the author of five novels including the bestselling Bridge Water and Snap. The critically acclaimed novel Snap is described as one of the most controversial and challenging thrillers in years addressing the issues of male prostitution and vigilante justice. Bridge Water, his fourth novel, blends murder, sexuality and humor to create a southern flavored novel that is unlike any of his previous works. The Raised and The Falling, the first two novels in the Morrelini Chronicles, take biblical history and reworks them into an epic supernatural series that follows the struggles of Adam O'Brien and the Morrelini family as they journey through the "second life." Allen's latest novel, Ambiguity, addresses the conflict of religion and sexuality and the dangers of keeping secrets.