About the Author

Kenneth Wishnia’s novels include 23 Shades of Black, which was nominated for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel and an Anthony for Best Paperback Original; Soft Money, a Library Journal Best Mystery of the Year; and Red House, a Washington Post Book World “Rave” Book of the Year. His short stories have appeared in Ellery Queen, Alfred Hitchcock, Queens Noir, Long Island Noir, Send My Love and a Molotov Cocktail, and elsewhere.

His historical novel, The Fifth Servant, was an Indie Notable selection, a Best Jewish Book of the Year ( Jewish Press), won a Premio Letterario ADEI-WIZO, and was a finalist for the Sue Feder Memorial Historical Mystery Award. He edited the Anthony Award-nominated anthology, Jewish Noir, and recently co-edited Jewish Noir II with Chantelle Aimée Osman. His latest novel, From Sun to Sun, is just out from PM Press.

He teaches writing, literature and other deviant forms of thought at Suffolk Community College on Long Island.

“Wishnia’s brand of gritty surrealism jolts the reader with startling images and jarring contrasts. [He] evokes a country and a culture vividly and unforgettably.”

— Publishers Weekly