Hank Schwaeble is a thriller writer and attorney in Houston, Texas. His debut novel, DAMNABLE, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. He is also the author of DIABOLICAL, the horror-noir collection AMERICAN NOCTURNE, THE ANGEL OF THE ABYSS, and numerous short stories.A graduate of the University of Florida and Vanderbilt Law School, Hank is also a former Air Force officer and special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He was a distinguished graduate from the Air Force Special Investigations Academy, graduated first in his class from the Defense Language Institute's Japanese Language Course, and was an editor of the law review at Vanderbilt where he won four American Jurisprudence Awards.Hank is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and the International Thriller Writers Association. In addition to reading and writing, Hank enjoys keeping in shape and playing guitar. He is currently working on his next novel.