William Patrick Maynard was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. His passion for writing began in childhood and was fueled by an early love of detective and thriller fiction. He was licensed by Sax Rohmer's Literary Estate to continue the Fu Manchu thrillers. THE TERROR OF FU MANCHU, published in 2009, was a Pulp Factory Awards nominee for Best Pulp Novel. THE DESTINY OF FU MANCHU was published in 2012 was a Pulp Ark Awards nominee for Best Pulp Novel.His short fiction has appeared in THE RUBY FILES (2012/Airship 27), GASLIGHT GROETESQUE (2009/EDGE Publishing), TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN (2009/Black Coat Press), LES COMPAGNONS DE L'OMBRE (2010/Riviere Blanche), FURTHER ENCOUNTERS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES (2014/Titan Books), and THE MX BOOK OF NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES STORIES (2015/MX Books).He has served as a weekly columnist for The Black Gate since 2010. His articles have been published in the magazines Blood 'n' Thunder, Van Helsing's Journal, and The Official Magazine of The Peter Sellers Appreciation Society. He was nominated for a Rondo Award for Best Article of 2010 for a contribution to Van Helsing's Journal.He collaborated with Tom Bleecker on the screenplay adaptation of Bleecker's novel, TEA MONEY. His new novel, THE TRIUMPH OF FU MANCHU is coming soon from Black Coat Press.