John McLain, author of THE RECKONING, is a former newspaper reporter, magazine editor and national media consultant to colleges and universities.His short stories have appeared in the Northern New England Review, Magnolia Leaf (Louisiana), Fiction Forum and The Fiction Primer (Los Angeles), and The Villager (New York). At the urging of his late friend and screenwriting mentor, actress-screenwriter Kate Phillips (who appeared in nearly 100 films in the '30s and '40s including "Drums Along the Mohawk" and nine Charlie Chans and who co-wrote the sci-fi cult classic THE BLOB, starring Steve McQueen), McLain completed his own screenplay based on his novel, THE RECKONING, which was a finalist in the international Writer's Digest Screenwriting Competition.A longtime publicist and former copywriter, he also is author of the book, HOW TO PROMOTE YOUR HOME BUSINESS, available in paperback on Amazon.He resides on an island in the Northwest and is at work on another novel.