E. Craig McKay is a transformed journalist who lives in Canada during summer and either Sedona, Arizona or Almunecar, Spain in winter. Pilot of small planes, salt-water sailor, open-water diver, educator, bridge and poker player, he's written wine, food and travel articles for Enoteca and Elite magazines, movie critiques for Canadian newspapers, copywriting for radio, edited educational periodicals, technical writing, and police reports. Hit by the Dealer, 2011, was the first of a three-book series of crime fiction which includes Cross Country Hit, 2013, and Hit with the Ladies, 2013. His novella, Arial; Shieldmaiden of Middleworld, was first released in electronic form in late 2011 and is now also available in print. Short stories of an eclectic nature appear in anthologies: Villainy, Rapunzel's Daughters, Pulp Empire, and Queer Fish. Science fiction and tales of speculative mythology have been published by Dead Mule, School of Southern Literature, Renaissance Magazine, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. His first murder mystery, Brand of Death, and a collection of short stories, Shining Bright, were released in 2013. He is currently working on the 2nd of the Dr. Pendergast murder mystery series and preparing for the launch of new Tales of Middleworld.