A reformed newspaper reporter and ad man, Housewright's book "Penance" (Foul Play Press) earned the 1996 Edgar Award for Best First Novel from the Mystery Writers of America and was nominated for a Shamus in the same category by the Private Eye Writers of America. He has won three Minnesota Book Awards for "Practice to Deceive" (1998), "Jelly's Gold" (2010) and "Curse of the Jade Lily" (2013). (His novels "Tin City," "The Taking of Libbie, SD," and "The Devil and the Diva" were also nominated for the same prize.) Housewright's 16th novel - "The Devil May Care" - will be published by St. Martin's Minotaur in June, 2014. He also has a volume of short stories called "Full House" available through Down and Out Books. All of his books are available on Kindle. Housewright was elected President of the Private Eye Writers of America in 2014. Website: www.davidhousewright.com. He can also be found on Facebook and Twitter.