Rick Blechta has two passions in life: music and writing. A professional musician since age fourteen, he brings his extensive knowledge of that life to his crime fiction. He is now the author of eight novels, two of which, Cemetery of the Nameless and Roses for a Diva, were shortlisted for the Arthur Ellis Best Novel Award. Rick runs a blog called Type M for Murder, which can be found at www.typem4murder.blogspot.com. For more information about Rick, visit www.rickblechta.com.