PAUL KEMPRECOS is the author of eight novels in the Aristotle "Soc" Socarides private detective series, including COOL BLUE TOMB, winner of a Shamus award from the Private Eye Writers of America for Best Paperback, and SHARK BAIT, nominated for a Shamus in the same category. Grandmaster of Adventure writer Clive Cussler blurbed: "There can be no better mystery writer in America than Paul Kemprecos." Paul became the first fiction co-author to work with Cussler when they created and wrote the New York Times bestselling NUMA Files series. After collaborating with Cussler on the first eight books in the NUMA Files, Paul wrote two adventure novels including THE MINOAN CIPHER, nominated for a Thriller award by the International Thriller Writers. His short story The Sixth Decoy was included in the anthology NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT and will be part of the 2021 edition of AMERICA'S BEST MYSTERY STORIES. Paul lives on Cape Cod with his wife Christi, a financial advisor. To learn more about Paul Kemprecos, check out his website at www.paulkemprecos.com.
