CHARLES ARDAI is the founder and editor of Hard Case Crime as well as an acclaimed author, including of the best-selling Gun Honey comic book series. His five novels include the Shamus Award-winning SONGS OF INNOCENCE, which the Washington Post called an instant classic. In addition to the Shamus, Ardai has received the Edgar Allan Poe, Inkpot and Ellery Queen Awards. He was a writer and producer for six years on the TV series HAVEN, inspired by Stephen Kings first Hard Case Crime novel, THE COLORADO KID. King has called him a true renaissance man and a master of the short story. Ardai lives in New York. nAce Continuado is a comic book artist based in the US who has worked for publishers like Dark Horse and Zenescope.n