Author Biography
After thirty years as a professional musician (piano), Mike Dennis left Key West and moved to Las Vegas to become a professional poker player. He turned to writing when his first novel, THE TAKE, was picked up by a publisher in 2009. His second book, SETUP ON FRONT STREET, was the first of a three-book series of noir novels called Key West Nocturnes. These books will lift the veil on Key West and reveal it as a true noir city, on a par with Los Angeles, New Orleans, or Miami. THE GHOSTS OF HAVANA is the second book in that set. The third, MAN-SLAUGHTER, is now available, and the fourth, THE GUNS OF MIAMI, will be coming in 2013. In addition, Mike started the Jack Barnett / Las Vegas series, centered around a reluctant ex-private investigator living in Sin City, USA. The first installment, a novelette called TEMPTATION TOWN, is now available. The second entry, a short story called HARD CASH, is now available. The third book, a full novel called THE DOWNTOWN DEAL, is also available. A Las Vegas noir short story, not part of the Jack Barnett series, called BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE EYES is now available. So is a noir tale about a top-flight recording musician, THE SESSION. Mike also has a collection of short stories, BLOODSTAINS ON THE WALL. In addition, his stories have been published in A Twist Of Noir, Mysterical e, Powder Burn Flash, Slow Trains, and The Wizards Of Words 2009 Anthology. In December, 2010, Mike moved back to Key West, where he enjoys year-round island living.
