Craft, Michael: - Michael Craft is the author of seventeen novels, four of which have been honored as finalists for Lambda Literary Awards. His second Mister Puss mystery, ChoirMaster, was a 2020 Gold Winner of the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award. His prize-winning short fiction has appeared in British as well as American literary journals. Craft grew up in Illinois and spent his middle years in Wisconsin, which inspired the fictitious setting of this book. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles, and now lives in Rancho Mirage, California. In 2017, Michael Craft's professional papers were acquired by the Special Collections Department of the Rivera Library at the University of California, Riverside. A comprehensive archive of his manuscripts, working notes, correspondence, and other relevant documents, along with every edition of his completed works, is now cataloged and made available for both scholarly research and public enjoyment. Visit the author's website at www.michaelcraft.com.