Tom Wallace is the award-winning author of ten previous Jack Dantzler mysteries, including: 88, The Journal, Heroes For Ghosts, Murder by Suicide, The Poker Game, The Fire of Heaven, The List, Gnosis, The Devil's Racket and What Matters Blood. He also wrote the thriller, Heirs of Cain. His novel, Gnosis, won the prestigious Claymore Award at the Killer Nashville Writers Conference, and The Devil's Racket captured the Mystery Writers top award. Murder by Suicide was an Amazon best-seller. Tom, a former sportswriter, has written several successful sports-related books, including The Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia (now out in its fourth edition), So You Think You're a Kentucky Wildcats Basketball Fan?, Golden Glory: The History of Central City Basketball, Big Blue Dream and Heart of a Champion. While sports editor for the Henderson Gleaner, Tom was twice honored by the Kentucky Press Association for writing the Best Sports Story in Kentucky. Tom is a Vietnam vet who currently lives in Lexington, Ky.
