STEVE BREWER is the author of two dozen books about crooks, including the Bubba Mabry mysteries and the recent crime novels A BOX OF PANDORAS, CALABAMA and LOST VEGAS.His first Bubba novel, LONELY STREET, was made into a 2009 Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna.Under his new pen name Max Austin, Brewer is writing a series of hard-boiled crime stories set in Albuquerque, NM. The first, DUKE CITY SPLIT, was published by Alibi/Random House in April 2014. The second, DUKE CITY HIT, will come out in December 2014.A former journalist and humor columnist, Brewer teaches part-time in the Honors College at the University of New Mexico. He's a frequent speaker at mystery conventions and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in 2011.Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque.More at www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. Write him at abqbrewer@gmail.com.